circumvallate

[ sur-kuh m-val-eyt ]
/ ˌsɜr kəmˈvæl eɪt /

adjective

surrounded by or as if by a rampart.
Anatomy. surrounded by a depression or wall-like ridge.

verb (used with object), cir·cum·val·lat·ed, cir·cum·val·lat·ing.

to surround with or as if with a rampart.

Origin of circumvallate

1655–65; < Latin circumvallātus (past participle of circumvallāre to surround with a wall), equivalent to circum- circum- + vall(um) rampart, wall + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM circumvallate

cir·cum·val·la·tion, noun non·cir·cum·val·lat·ed, adjective

Words nearby circumvallate

circumstantial evidence, circumstantiality, circumstantiate, circumstellar, circumterrestrial, circumvallate, circumvallate papilla, circumvent, circumventricular organ, circumvolute, circumvolution

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British Dictionary definitions for circumvallate

circumvallate
/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈvæleɪt) /

verb

(tr) to surround with a defensive fortification

Derived forms of circumvallate

circumvallation, noun

Word Origin for circumvallate

C19: from Latin circumvallāre, from circum- + vallum rampart

Medical definitions for circumvallate

circumvallate
[ sûr′kəm-văl′āt′ ]

adj.

Surrounded by a ridge or wall-like structure.