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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From circum- + plectō.
Verb
circumplector (present infinitive circumplectī, perfect active circumplexus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- to encompass
- to embrace
- to surround or encircle
- to enclose (with a wall)
Usage notes
The verb also occasionally occurs in an active form, circumplectō.
Conjugation
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
circumplector
- first-person singular present passive indicative of circumplectō
References
- “circumplector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “circumplector”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- circumplector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.