"circumgyrate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌsə.kəmˈdʒaɪ.ɹeɪt/ [UK], /ˌsɝ.kəmˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹeɪt/ [US] Forms: circumgyrates [present, singular, third-person], circumgyrating [participle, present], circumgyrated [participle, past], circumgyrated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin circumgȳrō; equivalent to circum- + gyrate. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|circumgȳrō}} Medieval Latin circumgȳrō, {{nbsp}}, {{prefix|en|circum|gyrate}} circum- + gyrate Head templates: {{en-verb}} circumgyrate (third-person singular simple present circumgyrates, present participle circumgyrating, simple past and past participle circumgyrated)
  1. (intransitive) To move around something. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: orbit
    Sense id: en-circumgyrate-en-verb-DjF05WUj
  2. (transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-circumgyrate-en-verb-6Xs1zaU-
  3. (intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: revolve, rotate, spin
    Sense id: en-circumgyrate-en-verb-kWUaSY61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 25 28 3 26 10
  4. (transitive) To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point. Tags: transitive Synonyms: rotate, spin
    Sense id: en-circumgyrate-en-verb-ZRD3QseZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with circum- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 25 28 3 26 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with circum-: 10 12 18 27 8 12 12
  5. (intransitive) To make circuits (around an area or space). Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-circumgyrate-en-verb-4oWV-MtK
  6. (intransitive) To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something). Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-circumgyrate-en-verb-7fmgRj~u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 25 28 3 26 10
  7. (transitive) To form into a bent or curved shape. Tags: transitive Synonyms: contort, twine, twist, wreathe
    Sense id: en-circumgyrate-en-verb-DfuxnlP3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: circumgyre [obsolete] Related terms: circumgyration, circumgyratory

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