Dictionary

circumpose en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɝːkəmˌpoʊz/ (US)
• /ˈsɜːkəmˌpəʊz/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin circumpōno (“to put round”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To put round; to place around; to place or arrange circularly.
   • The circumposed air is moved with the Earth. 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2)
2. (obsolete) To place within an encircling space; to pot (a plant).
   • To Circumpose Trees by planting them in Baskets, Pots, and Boxes, or Cases. 1693, John Evelyn, De la Quintinie's Compleat Gard'ner, section 2.152:

Forms

Deriveds

circumposition