Main Entry: cir·cum·am·bu·late

Pronunciation: \-ˈam-byə-ˌlāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ed; cir·cum·am·bu·lat·ing

Etymology: Late Latin circumambulatus, past participle of circumambulare, from Latin circum- + ambulare to walk

Date: 1606

: to circle on foot especially ritualistically

— cir·cum·am·bu·la·tion \-ˌam-byə-ˈlā-shən\ noun