Meanings
verbcircumlocute (third-person singular simple present circumlocutes, present participle circumlocuting, simple past and past participle circumlocuted)
present singular third person circumlocutes · participle present circumlocuting · participle past circumlocuted · past circumlocuted
- To use circumlocution.
Origin
Back-formation from circumlocution.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish circunlocutar
- circunlocutarTranslations
Tamil சுற்றிவளை
- சுற்றிவளை (cuṟṟivaḷai)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
circumlocute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlocute
MLA
“circumlocute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlocute. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumlocute,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlocute.
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