circumfero

Latin

Etymology

From circum- (circum-) +‎ ferō (to bear, carry).

Pronunciation

Verb

circumferō (present infinitive circumferre, perfect active circumtulī, supine circumlātum); third conjugation, suppletive

  1. to carry, bear or move around or about; carry or move around in a circle
  2. to publish abroad, proclaim, circulate, divulge, disseminate, report
  3. (religion) to purify someone by carrying around him consecrated objects

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: circumfer
  • Spanish: circunferir

References

  • circumfero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumfero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumfero”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to look in every direction: oculos circumferre