English Explanatory Dictionary

circumduct

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed.
  2. To lead about or astray.
  3. To contravene; to nullify.
  4. Alternative form of circumduce (“to close a case to further proof”).

Word forms

circumduct circumducts circumducting circumducted

Etymology

From Latin circumductus, past participle of circumducere (“to lead around”), from circum + ducere (“to lead”).

Related words

circumduction circumductory
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