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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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