Cĭr'cum-nāv'i-gāte, v. t.

v. t. [Imp. & p. p. CIRCUMNAVIGATED; p. pr. & vb. n. CIRCUMNAVIGATING.] [Lat. circumnavigare, from circum, around, and navigare, to navigate, q. v.] To sail round; to pass round by water. “Having circumnavigated the whole earth.” Fuller.