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Definitions of circundar

verb
surround with a wall in order to fortify

synonyms: amurallar, cercar, empalizar, rodear
verb
bind with something round or circular

synonyms: cercar, rodear

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type of:
amarrar, atar, sujetar
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
verb
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

synonyms: cercar, rodear

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ceñir, rodear
put a girdle on or around

cercar, rodear
surround completely

enclaustrar, recluir
surround with a cloister, as of a garden

colar, meter
fit snugly into

encajonar
enclose in, or as if in, a case

enmarcar
enclose in or as if in a frame

encapsular
enclose in a capsule or other small container

cercar
enclose with a fence

encasquetar
enclose in a casket

type of:
tocar
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
verb
arrange or or coil around

synonyms: arrollar, cercar, enrollar, envolver, girar, rodear

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devanar
wind onto a spool or a reel

desenrollar, enrollar
wind onto or off a reel

aovillar, ovillar
form into a ball by winding or rolling

enrollar, enrollarse, enroscar, enroscarse
wind around something in coils or loops

type of:
desplazar, mover
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
verb
envelop completely

synonyms: cercar, rodear

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cubrir, recubrir
provide with a covering or cause to be covered

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