circumnavigate

CEFRB2

/ˌsə.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To travel all the way around a place or the world.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To circumvent or bypass.

Examples

  • The sailor planned to circumnavigate the globe.

  • They plan to circumnavigate the globe in a small sailing boat.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To sail around the world.

  2. To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.

More examples

In context

  • She wanted to circumnavigate the island.

  • We circumnavigated the Mediterranean.

  • On horses they circumnavigated the fields, comparing the progress of the harvest on the two halves.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

Borrowed from Latin circumnāvigātus, perfect passive participle of circumnāvigō (“sail round something, circumnavigate”), from circum (“about, around”) + nāvigō (“sail, navigate”), from nāvis (“ship”) + agō (“do”). By surface analysis, circum- + navigate.