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circum-vecto , āre, v. freq. a.,
I.to carry around: “Penates,” Sil. 3, 291.—Hence,
II. Esp., mid., to ride or sail around (rare): “Ligurum oram,” Liv. 41, 17, 7; cf. circumvectitor.—Poet., to go through, describe: “+ugit irreparabile tempus, Singula dum capti circumvectamur amore,” Verg. G. 3, 285 (dum speciatim cuncta describimus, Serv.).
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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