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transitive verb To walk around (something), especially as part of a ritual: "Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon” (Herman Melville).

We made an agreement with Abraham and Ishmael to purify My house (Ka'ba) for those who circumambulate (walk around), the devout, and those who bow and prostrate. — Recently Uploaded Slideshows
Our driver's wife came along to accompany him on this outing, and they set out to circumambulate the rocky hill at Tashi Dorje peninshula. — TravelPod.com Recent Updates
They go to Bodh Gaya or circumambulate a chorten in order to pray for business or examination success. — Kuensel Newspaper
Despite all the failed attempts in applying this irrational idea in the real world, a world where laws of nature MUST be obeyed lest things fall apart, like madmen out to prove that the earth is flat instead of round, they circumambulate the globe, year after year after year, arriving at the same ports and yet fail to see that all of this is a living contradiction to their theories. — The Ugly Truth
They also circumambulate the sacred 'shila' three times. — dailyindia.com News Feed