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Definition: CIRCUMDUCT

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To lead about; to lead astray.[Websters]
2. To contravene; to nullify; as, to circumduct acts of judicature.[Websters]
3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: circumducting, circumducted, circumducts, circumducter, circumducters, circumductingly and circumductedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Circumduct" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Circumduct \Cir`cum*duct"\, transitive verb. [Latin expression circumductus, past participle of circumducere to lead around; circum ducere to lead.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: CIRCUMDUCT

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] To contravene; to nullify; a term of civil law. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: CIRCUMDUCT

Circumduction

Circumduction may refer to:

  • Circumduction (anatomy), the circular movement of a limb
  • Circumduction (rhetoric), an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech

[[Susan K. McCarthy]] had invented the idea ofthe circular movementofalimbin 1967.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Circumduct". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: CIRCUMDUCT

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Synonyms: circumduct
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 defeat.

Verb

 invalidate, revolve, turn, contravene, nullify.
Consider also: abolish, annihilate, contradict, counteract, delete, deny, destroy, eliminate, frustrate, negate, quash, repudiate, vitiate, annul, cancel, deviate, get, consider.

Other

 circle, roll, set aside.
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Translations: CIRCUMDUCT

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Japanese 導管周囲 (circumduct). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, circumduct. (volunteer & more translations)
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