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Meaning of circumvallate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1
sɜːkəmˈvæleɪt

Definitions

To surround with, or as if with, a rampart.

transitive

Equivalents

Français circumvallate

Examples

“The settlement is circumvallated by a stake-fence, so decayed that one may gain ingress at a dozen places.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

circumvallated circumvallates circumvallating circumvent circumvented circumventing

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