Home › Words › C › circumvertcircumvertcircumvert means to rotate; to cause to turn around.EtymologyLearned borrowing from Latin circumvertō.verbTo rotate; to cause to turn around.e.g.“Let not the Devil circumvert us by his Frauds and Deceits;” — 1779, Challoner, Richard, The Garden of the Soul: or, a Manual of Spiritual Exercises and Instructions for Christians:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.circumvolve 76% match — To cause (something) to revolve or roll around; to put (something) into a circular motion. vs circumvert →circumrotate 73% match — To revolve vs circumvert →circumversion 71% match — Rotation by a full circle. vs circumvert →circumvential 70% match — That circumvents. vs circumvert →circumvest 69% match — To cover round, as with a garment; to invest. vs circumvert →circumventingly 69% match — So as to circumvent. vs circumvert →circumgyrate 69% match — To move around something. vs circumvert →circumvent 69% match — to avoid or get around something; to bypass vs circumvert →