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All circumduct synonyms

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verb circumduct

  • circumnavigate β€” If someone circumnavigates the world or an island, they sail all the way around it.
  • go around β€” an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
  • rotate β€” to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
  • surround β€” to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
  • whirl β€” to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
  • belt β€” A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
  • cincture β€” something that encircles or surrounds, esp a belt, girdle, or border
  • circuit β€” An electrical circuit is a complete route which an electric current can flow around.
  • circulate β€” If a piece of writing circulates or is circulated, copies of it are passed round among a group of people.
  • circumscribe β€” If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
  • coil β€” A coil of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops.
  • compass β€” A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
  • curve β€” A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
  • gird β€” to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
  • girdle β€” a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
  • gyrate β€” to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
  • gyre β€” a ring or circle.
  • loop β€” a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
  • pivot β€” a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
  • revolve β€” to move in a circular or curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun.
  • ring β€” a male given name.
  • roll β€” to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
  • round β€” having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
  • spiral β€” Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
  • tour β€” Georges de [zhawrzh duh] /Κ’Ι”rΚ’ dΙ™/ (Show IPA), 1593–1652, French painter.
  • wheel β€” a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
  • begird β€” to surround; gird around
  • hem in β€” to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
  • twirl β€” to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
  • circle β€” A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
  • pirouette β€” a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
  • purl β€” the action or sound of purling.
  • spin β€” to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels.
  • turn β€” to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
  • whirligig β€” something that whirls or revolves.
  • abolish β€” If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
  • abrogate β€” If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
  • annul β€” If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
  • discredit β€” to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
  • disqualify β€” to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
  • impair β€” to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
  • negate β€” to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
  • nullify β€” to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
  • overrule β€” to rule against or disallow the arguments of (a person): The senator was overruled by the committee chairman.
  • quash β€” to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
  • revoke β€” to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal: to revoke a decree.
  • undermine β€” to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
  • undo β€” to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done: Murder once done can never be undone.
  • abate β€” If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
  • annihilate β€” To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
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