Definition
To stir around or agitate in a circular motion; an extremely rare or archaic term.
Etymology
From Latin 'circum' (around) + 'agitare' (to shake or disturb). This Latinate verb was occasionally constructed in English but never achieved standard use.
Kelly Says
This word perfectly demonstrates how English scholarship in the 17th-18th centuries loved building Latin-based verbs to sound scholarly, even when simpler English words (like 'stir' or 'shake') worked better. It's scientese that ultimately lost the evolutionary battle.
Translations
ARالعربية
التفاف
alt-taff
BNবাংলা
পরিধান
pa-ri-dhaan
CACatalà
circumnavegació
sir-kuhm-na-ve-ga-syohn
DEDeutsch
Umrundung
oom-roond-ung
ELΕλληνικά
περιφορά
pe-ri-fo-ra
ESEspañol
circunmagitación
sir-kuhn-ma-hee-ta-syohn
FISuomi
kierrokset
kier-rok-set
FRFrançais
circumagition
sir-kuhm-ah-zhee-syohn
HIहिन्दी
परिक्रमा
pa-ri-kra-ma
HUMagyar
körbejárás
kör-be-já-rás
IDBahasa Indonesia
melingkari
me-ling-ka-ri
ITItaliano
circumagiamento
sir-kuhm-ah-zhee-ah-men-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
melingkari
me-ling-ka-ri
NLNederlands
omcirkelen
om-sir-ke-len
PLPolski
okrążanie
ok-rąż-a-nie
PTPortuguês
circunmagitação
sir-kuhn-ma-gee-ta-syohn
RORomână
încărcătură
in-kăr-cha-tură
RUРусский
Окружение
okruzhenie
SWKiswahili
zunguka
zoo-ngoo-ka
TAதமிழ்
வட்டாரம்
vat-ta-raam
TEతెలుగు
వృత్తాకారం
vrittaakar-am
THไทย
การเดินรอบ
garan den rop
TRTürkçe
çevrilme
cheh-vril-meh
VITiếng Việt
quay lại
kway lai
ZUZU
kucircling
koo-sir-cling