circumtread

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US/ˌsɝ.kəmˈtrɛd/UK/ˌsəː.kəmˈtrɛd/

verb

To tread or walk around; to go around (something) on foot.

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Meanings

verbcircumtread (third-person singular simple present circumtreads, present participle circumtreading, simple past circumtrod, past participle circumtrodden)

present singular third person circumtreads · participle present circumtreading · past circumtrod · participle past circumtrodden

  1. archaicraretransitiveTo tread or walk around; to go around (something) on foot.

    The next act involves pradakṣiṇa (circumtreading), going round in one place, followed by tarpaṇam, honouring the divine, the sages and ancestors, which consists of turning the right hand and proffering water.

    2013, P. Pratap Kumar, Contemporary Hinduism, Routledge, page 208
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Origin

circum- + tread. From around + tread. Compare circumambulate.

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Translations

Finnish kiertää
  • kiertääto walk around
Hungarian körbejár
  • körbejárto walk around
Cite this entry
APA

circumtread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumtread

MLA

“circumtread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumtread. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumtread,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumtread.

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