# circumnavigate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌsə.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ · frequency rank #69,737

## Definitions
1. To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
2. To circumvent or bypass.
3. To sail around the world.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin circumnāvigātus, perfect passive participle of circumnāvigō (“sail round something, circumnavigate”), from circum (“about, around”) + nāvigō (“sail, navigate”), from nāvis (“ship”) + agō (“do”). By surface analysis, circum- + navigate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/circumnavigate