circumvallate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin circumvallare, from circum- + vallum ‘rampart’.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /sɜːkəmˈvæleɪt/
Verb [edit]
circumvallate (third-person singular simple present circumvallates, present participle circumvallating, simple past and past participle circumvallated)
- to surround with a rampart
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- 2004: The settlement is circumvallated by a stake-fence, so decayed that one may gain ingress at a dozen places. — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
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Derived terms [edit]
Adjective [edit]
circumvallate (not comparable)
- Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart.
- (anatomy) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation.
- circumvallate papillae, near the base of the tongue
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
circumvallāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of circumvallō
