circumvallate in English
- circumvallate⇄adj. 1. encircled with, or as if with, a rampart, wall, trench, or other defense.
2. (Anatomy.) surrounded by a wall or structure resembling a rampart. - circumvallate⇄circumvallate, adjective, verb, -lated,-lating.
- circumvallate⇄noun circumvallation.
- circumvallate⇄v.t. to encircle with a rampart, wall, trench, or other defense.
Ex. (Figurative.) The impenetrable barrier of ... self-love that circumvallated his heart (New Monthly Magazine).