circumduce en · VERB
Etymology
See circumduct.
Meanings
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(Scotland, archaic, transitive) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence.
But come, Dominie, I have allowed you a competent space to express your feelings. I must circumduce the term; you must let me proceed in my examination.
1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| circumduces | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| circumduced | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| circumduced | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| circumducing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |