circumambulate

(-am′byo̵̅o̅ lāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb circumambulated, circumambulating

to walk around

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

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transitive verb cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ed, cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ing, cir·cum·am·bu·lates

To walk around (something), especially as part of a ritual: “Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon” (Herman Melville).

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