"circumduct" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: circumducts [present, singular, third-person], circumducting [participle, present], circumducted [participle, past], circumducted [past]
Etymology: From Latin circumductus, past participle of circumducere (“to lead around”), from circum + ducere (“to lead”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|circumductus}} Latin circumductus Head templates: {{en-verb}} circumduct (third-person singular simple present circumducts, present participle circumducting, simple past and past participle circumducted)
  1. (anatomy) To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed.
    Sense id: en-circumduct-en-verb-OlyoX~6a Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (obsolete) To lead about or astray. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-circumduct-en-verb-0okx4Ykf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 49 10 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 35 19 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 50 13 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 55 11 10
  3. (law, obsolete) To contravene; to nullify. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-circumduct-en-verb-v8W05P4K Categories (other): Law Topics: law
  4. (law) Alternative form of circumduce (“to close a case to further proof”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: circumduce (extra: to close a case to further proof)
    Sense id: en-circumduct-en-verb-RafPz0JA Categories (other): Law Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: circumduction, circumductory

Inflected forms

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