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circumsedeo

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Etymology

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From circum- +‎ sedeō (sit).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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circumsedeō (present infinitive circumsedēre, perfect active circumsēdī, supine circumsessum); second conjugation

  1. (transitive) to sit around, surround, encompass
  2. (transitive) to besiege, blockade, beset, invest, surround, encompass

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References

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  • circumsedeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumsedeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumsedeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.