About The Word Circumvallate
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Circumvallate
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What's The Definition Of Circumvallate?
[v] surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification
Synonyms | Synonyms for Circumvallate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Circumvallate: See Also | fence | fence in | palisade | surround | wall Circumvallate In Webster's Dictionary \Cir`cum*val"late\, v. t. [L. circumvallatus, p.
p. of circumvallare to surround with a wall; circum + vallare
to wall, fr. vallum rampart.]
To surround with a rampart or wall. --Johnson.
\Cir`cum*val"late\, a. 1. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart. 2. (Anat.) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation; as, the circumvallate papill[ae], near the base of the tongue. |
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