circumsisto

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Latin

Etymology

From circum- +‎ sistō.

Pronunciation

Verb

circumsistō (present infinitive circumsistere, perfect active circumstetī or circumstitī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. to stand or gather around
  2. to surround or beset
    Synonyms: circumveniō, circumeō, circumdō, claudō, obsideō, circumsaepiō, saepiō

Conjugation

  • The alternative perfect circumstitī is rare.

References

  • circumsisto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumsisto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumsisto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.