circundar
to surround
verb seer-koon-DAHR Rare
Origin: From Latin circumdare (to place around).
Also means
to encircle
Usage Note
Circundar is a formal or literary verb meaning to surround or encircle something. In everyday speech rodear is far more common. Circundar often appears in written descriptions of geography or architecture — 'murallas que circundan la ciudad.'
Examples
"Un foso circundaba el antiguo castillo."
Natural Translation
A moat surrounded the old castle.
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