Home › Words › C › circumpasscircumpasscircumpass means to go around; to span.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, circumpass ranks #29,383 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom circum- + pass.verbTo go around; to span.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.circumsail 76% match — To sail completely around. vs circumpass →circumpose 71% match — To put round; to place around; to place or arrange circularly. vs circumpass →circumfer 69% match — To bear or carry around. vs circumpass →circumnavigate 69% match — To travel completely around somewhere or something (especially the Globe), especially by sail. vs circumpass →circumference 67% match — The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure. vs circumpass →encompass 67% match — To form a circle around; to encircle. vs circumpass →circumgyrate 67% match — To move around something. vs circumpass →circumnavigation 65% match — The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round. vs circumpass →