Added 10 October 2026
circumnavigate
/ˌsə.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ verb
In Latin: circumnāvigō Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about circumnavigate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
Borrowed from Latin circumnāvigātus, perfect passive participle of circumnāvigō (“sail round something, circumnavigate”), from circum (“about, around”) + nāvigō (“sail, navigate”), from nāvis (“ship”) + agō (“do”). By surface analysis, circum- + navigate.
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