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Circumnavigate  To Sail From  Verb Noun Transitive  Latin 

Title Circumnavigate
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
cir·cum·nav·i·gate
 \\-ˈna-və-ˌgāt\\ transitive verb
 ETYMOLOGY  Latin circumnavigatus, past participle of circumnavigare to sail around, from circum- + navigare to navigate
 DATE  1634
: to go completely around (as the earth) especially by water; also : to go around instead of through : 
bypass

    circumnavigate a congested area
• cir·cum·nav·i·ga·tion  \\-ˌna-və-ˈgā-shən\\ noun
• cir·cum·nav·i·ga·tor  \\-ˈna-və-ˌgā-tər\\ noun
English Etymology
circumnavigate
  1630s, from L. circumnavigare, from circum "around" + navigare (see navigation).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
circumnavigate
cir·cum·navi·gate / 7sE:kEm5nAvi^eit; NAmE 7sE:rk- / verb[VN]
   (formal) to sail all the way around sth, especially all the way around the world
   环绕…航行；(尤指)环绕地球航行
• cir·cum·navi·ga·tion / 7sE:kEm7nAvi5^eiFn; NAmE 7sE:rk- / noun [U] 
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
cir·cum·navigate
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin circumnavigatus, past participle of circumnavigare to sail around, from circum- + navigare to sail — more at 
circum-
, 
navigate

1. : to go or travel completely around (as the earth) especially by water
 < circumnavigate the globe in a small craft >
2. : to go around as opposed to going through (as a congested area) : 
skirt
, 
bypass

 < roads … which neatly circumnavigate industrial areas — Joseph Wechsberg >

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