circumambulate

circumambulate Definition

circum·am·bu·late (-am′byo̵̅o̅ lāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb circumambulated -·lat′ed, circumambulating -·lat′·ing

to walk around

Etymology: < LL circumambulatus, pp. of circumambulare < L circum (see circum-) + ambulare (see ambulate)

Related Forms:

circumambulation cir′cum·am′·bu·la′·tion noun
circumambulatory cir′cum·am′·bu·la·to′ry (-lə tôr′ē) adjective

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