Significatio vocis circumsto | Babel Free

Definitiones

1. to stand around, to surround or encircle, to occupy, to take possession of
   conjugation-1, no-supine
2. to encompass, to beset, to occupy, to take, to take possession of, to overcome
   conjugation-1, figuratively, no-supine

Exempla

“At mē tum prīmum saevus circumstetit horror / Obstipuī….”

“But then, [for] the first [time], savage horror overcame me: I was astounded….” (Aeneas is literally surrounded by death and destruction and figuratively begins to feel overwhelmed by concerns for the fate of his own family.)

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