circumvallate

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Pronunciation

/sɜːkəmˈvæleɪt/

Definition of circumvallate

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To surround with, or as if with, a rampart.

“The settlement is circumvallated by a stake-fence, so decayed that one may gain ingress at a dozen places.”

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verb

(transitive)To surround with, or as if with, a rampart.

“The settlement is circumvallated by a stake-fence, so decayed that one may gain ingress at a dozen places.”

adj

(not-comparable)Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart.
(not-comparable)Surrounded by a ridge or elevation.

“circumvallate papillae, near the base of the tongue”

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From Latin circumvallare, from circum- + vallum (“rampart”).

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