Circumambulate
ahd-5
transitive verb.
To walk around (something), especially as part of a ritual.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To walk round or about.
To go round; search through.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To walk round about.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
walk
around
something in a
circle
, especially for a
ritual
purpose
.
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verb.
walk around something
Word Usage
"During the Hajj, Muslims uniformly circumambulate around the Holy Kaaba in what is known as 'Tawaaf', irrespective of gender, nationality or sect."
Etymologically Related
circumambulation
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
circle
verb-form
circumambulated
circumambulates
circumambulating