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circumnavigate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin circumn?vig?tus, perfect passive participle of circumn?vig? (“sail round something, circumnavigate”), from circum (“about, around”) + n?vig? (“sail, navigate”), from n?vis (“ship”) + ag? (“do”). Surface analysis: circum- +? navigate.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s?.k?m?næv.?.?e?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s?.k?m?næv.?.?e?t/
Verb
circumnavigate (third-person singular simple present circumnavigates, present participle circumnavigating, simple past and past participle circumnavigated)
- (transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
- We circumnavigated the Mediterranean.
- (transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
- (intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world.
Synonyms
- (travel completely around): compass, go around, sail around
- (circumvent): circumvent, go round
Hypernyms
- navigate
Related terms
- circumnavigation
- circumnavigator
- navigate
Translations
Italian
Verb
circumnavigate
- second-person plural present indicative of circumnavigare
- second-person plural imperative of circumnavigare
- feminine plural of circumnavigato
Latin
Verb
circumn?vig?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of circumn?vig?
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circumnavigable
English
Etymology
circum +? navigable
Adjective
circumnavigable (not comparable)
- able to be circumnavigated
- In the Age of Exploration, it was proven that the Earth is round and hence circumnavigable.
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