Definitions

1. verb

to go around something or someone in order to get to a place or achieve a goal

“The protesters decided to circumdate the city to avoid the police blockade.”

2. verb

to surround or encircle something or someone

“The enemy forces tried to circumdate the village to cut off its supply lines.”

3. verb

to provide a complete or comprehensive description of something

“The historian’s book aimed to circumdate the entire period of the war.”

4. noun

a surrounding or encircling of something or someone

“The circumdate of the city made it difficult to escape.”