To place, arrange, or position something around another object or in a surrounding configuration.
From Latin circum- (around) + ponere/posite (to place or put), an archaic English verb meaning to arrange or dispose objects around a central point.
In medieval tapestries, decorative elements were circumposed around a central figure—it's an old word for compositional balance that modern designers still follow without knowing the name.
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