"circumlocute" meaning in English

See circumlocute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: circumlocutes [present, singular, third-person], circumlocuting [participle, present], circumlocuted [participle, past], circumlocuted [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from circumlocution. Etymology templates: {{backform|en|circumlocution}} Back-formation from circumlocution Head templates: {{en-verb}} circumlocute (third-person singular simple present circumlocutes, present participle circumlocuting, simple past and past participle circumlocuted)
  1. To use circumlocution. Related terms: circumscribe, circumvent Translations (Translations): circunlocutar (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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