definition of circumambulate
cirÂ·cumÂ·amÂ·buÂ·late. (sÃ»râ²kÉm-Ämâ²byÉ-lÄtâ²) tr.v. cirÂ·cumÂ·amÂ·buÂ·latÂ·ed, cirÂ·cumÂ·amÂ·buÂ·latÂ·ing, cirÂ·cumÂ·amÂ·buÂ·lates. To walk around (something), especially as part of a ritual: Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon (Herman Melville).