circumnavigate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌsə.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌsɝ.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/

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Verb

Plain form circumnavigate

Third-person singular circumnavigates

Past tense circumnavigated

Past participle circumnavigated

Present participle circumnavigating

1. (transitive) If you circumnavigate something, you travel completely around it.
2. (transitive) If you circumnavigate something, you circumvent or bypass it.