Word of the Day 05/14/23 Circumambulate
Circumambulate (verb)
circumambulate [ sur-kuhm-am-byuh-leyt ]
verb (used with or without object), cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ed, cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ing.
1. to walk or go about or around, especially ceremoniously.
OTHER WORDS FROM CIRCUMAMBULATE
cir·cum·am·bu·la·tion, noun
cir·cum·am·bu·la·tor, noun
cir·cum·am·bu·la·to·ry, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO CIRCUMAMBULATE
cover, drift, encompass, reach, spread, amble, cruise, float, hike, meander, ramble, roam, saunter, straggle, stray, stroll, traipse, trek, cross, explore
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ORIGIN: First recorded in 1650–60, circumambulate is from the Late Latin word circumambulātus (past participle of circumambulāre). See circum-, ambulate
HOW TO USE CIRCUMAMBULATE IN A SENTENCE
Do thou, therefore, circumambulate that great hero cheerfully.
THE MAHABHARATA OF KRISHNA-DWAIPAYANA VYASA BK. 4|KISARI MOHAN GANGULI
Is this me, around whom children ran, as they would about a pillar or a monument, and thought it exercise to circumambulate?
ARTHUR O'LEARY|CHARLES JAMES LEVER
They kneel, clasp their hands, circumambulate the Buddha and file out.
THE BUDDHA|PAUL CARUS
Round this there is a dark and narrow passage which pilgrims circumambulate.
THE UNVEILING OF LHASA|EDMUND CANDLER
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
circumambulate [ sur-kuhm-am-byuh-leyt ]
verb (used with or without object), cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ed, cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ing.
1. to walk or go about or around, especially ceremoniously.
OTHER WORDS FROM CIRCUMAMBULATE
cir·cum·am·bu·la·tion, noun
cir·cum·am·bu·la·tor, noun
cir·cum·am·bu·la·to·ry, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO CIRCUMAMBULATE
cover, drift, encompass, reach, spread, amble, cruise, float, hike, meander, ramble, roam, saunter, straggle, stray, stroll, traipse, trek, cross, explore
See synonyms for circumambulate on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1650–60, circumambulate is from the Late Latin word circumambulātus (past participle of circumambulāre). See circum-, ambulate
HOW TO USE CIRCUMAMBULATE IN A SENTENCE
Do thou, therefore, circumambulate that great hero cheerfully.
THE MAHABHARATA OF KRISHNA-DWAIPAYANA VYASA BK. 4|KISARI MOHAN GANGULI
Is this me, around whom children ran, as they would about a pillar or a monument, and thought it exercise to circumambulate?
ARTHUR O'LEARY|CHARLES JAMES LEVER
They kneel, clasp their hands, circumambulate the Buddha and file out.
THE BUDDHA|PAUL CARUS
Round this there is a dark and narrow passage which pilgrims circumambulate.
THE UNVEILING OF LHASA|EDMUND CANDLER
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.