circumnavigate

[ sur-kuhm-nav-i-geyt ]

/ ˌsɜr kəmˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt /

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verb (used with object), cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ed, cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ing.

to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation: to circumnavigate the earth.

to go or maneuver around: to circumnavigate the heavy downtown traffic.

Origin of circumnavigate

1625–35; <Latin circumnāvigātus (past participle of circumnāvigāre), equivalent to circum-circum- + nāvigātus;see navigate

OTHER WORDS FROM circumnavigate

cir·cum·nav·i·ga·ble

[sur-kuhm-nav-i-guh-buhl], /ˌsɜr kəmˈnæv ɪ gə bəl/, adjectivecir·cum·nav·i·ga·tion, nouncir·cum·nav·i·ga·tor, nouncir·cum·nav·i·ga·to·ry

[sur-kuhm-nav-i-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˌsɜr kəmˈnæv ɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

Words nearby circumnavigate

circumgyration, circumincession, circumjacent, circumlocution, circumlunar, circumnavigate, circumnutate, circumnutation, circumocular, circumpolar, circumradius

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Example sentences from the Web for circumnavigate

What happened to Earhart when she disappeared while attempting to circumnavigate the globe in 1937?
Amelia Earhart: New Documentary Searches Underwater for Pilot and Her Plane|Jane Mendelsohn|August 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A yacht now, with every luxury of life, can circumnavigate the globe.
A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World|Charles Darwin
Thus voyaging, you will circumnavigate the island, returning to Na-Wiliwili, and thence in a night to Honolulu.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff
But his companions could not be persuaded to approve his scheme of going on to circumnavigate the globe.
The History of Cuba, vol. 1|Willis Fletcher Johnson

This is a large and deep bay, which it would have required a day's travel to circumnavigate.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
There are topics he might, with memory of past speeches, easily avoid or circumnavigate.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, April 2, 1892|Various

British Dictionary definitions for circumnavigate

circumnavigate

/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪˌɡeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to sail or fly completely around

Derived forms of circumnavigate

circumnavigable, adjectivecircumnavigation, nouncircumnavigator, noun

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单词	circumnavigate
释义	circumnavigate [ sur-kuhm-nav-i-geyt ] / ˌsɜr kəmˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR circumnavigate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ed, cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ing. to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation: to circumnavigate the earth. to go or maneuver around: to circumnavigate the heavy downtown traffic. Origin of circumnavigate 1625–35; <Latin circumnāvigātus (past participle of circumnāvigāre), equivalent to circum-circum- + nāvigātus;see navigate OTHER WORDS FROM circumnavigate cir·cum·nav·i·ga·ble [sur-kuhm-nav-i-guh-buhl], /ˌsɜr kəmˈnæv ɪ gə bəl/, adjectivecir·cum·nav·i·ga·tion, nouncir·cum·nav·i·ga·tor, nouncir·cum·nav·i·ga·to·ry [sur-kuhm-nav-i-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˌsɜr kəmˈnæv ɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective Words nearby circumnavigate circumgyration, circumincession, circumjacent, circumlocution, circumlunar, circumnavigate, circumnutate, circumnutation, circumocular, circumpolar, circumradius Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for circumnavigate What happened to Earhart when she disappeared while attempting to circumnavigate the globe in 1937? Amelia Earhart: New Documentary Searches Underwater for Pilot and Her Plane\|Jane Mendelsohn\|August 17, 2012\|DAILY BEAST A yacht now, with every luxury of life, can circumnavigate the globe. A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World\|Charles Darwin Thus voyaging, you will circumnavigate the island, returning to Na-Wiliwili, and thence in a night to Honolulu. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands\|Charles Nordhoff But his companions could not be persuaded to approve his scheme of going on to circumnavigate the globe. The History of Cuba, vol. 1\|Willis Fletcher Johnson This is a large and deep bay, which it would have required a day's travel to circumnavigate. Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820\|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft There are topics he might, with memory of past speeches, easily avoid or circumnavigate. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, April 2, 1892\|Various British Dictionary definitions for circumnavigate circumnavigate / (ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪˌɡeɪt) / verb (tr) to sail or fly completely around Derived forms of circumnavigate circumnavigable, adjectivecircumnavigation, nouncircumnavigator, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to circumnavigate circumvent, circle, skirt, bypass, compass
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circumnavigate

verb (used with object), cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ed, cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ing.

Origin of circumnavigate

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Example sentences from the Web for circumnavigate

British Dictionary definitions for circumnavigate

verb

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