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Definition of circumnavigate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

circumnavigate

verb
 
/ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪɡeɪt/
 
/ˌsɜːrkəmˈnævɪɡeɪt/
 (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they circumnavigate
 
/ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪɡeɪt/
 
/ˌsɜːrkəmˈnævɪɡeɪt/
he / she / it circumnavigates
 
/ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪɡeɪts/
 
/ˌsɜːrkəmˈnævɪɡeɪts/
past simple circumnavigated
 
/ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪɡeɪtɪd/
 
/ˌsɜːrkəmˈnævɪɡeɪtɪd/
past participle circumnavigated
 
/ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪɡeɪtɪd/
 
/ˌsɜːrkəmˈnævɪɡeɪtɪd/
-ing form circumnavigating
 
/ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪɡeɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˌsɜːrkəmˈnævɪɡeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. circumnavigate something to sail all the way around something, especially all the way around the worldTopics Transport by waterc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCircumnavigate is used with these nouns as the object:
    • globe
    See full entry
See circumnavigate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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