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CIRCuMSPeCTOS, a, um, particip. from 
circumspicio.-IT Also, adj. circum¬ 
spect, cautious, careful, thoughtful, pru 
dent, considerate, wary. Senec. Sive 
aliquis circumspectior est, &c. Sueton. 
Circumspectissimus et prudentissimus 
princeps. Id. Modo circumspectus et 
sagas. - IT Also, prudently done or 
said, carefully weighed. Ovid. Verba 
movent iras non circumspecta deorum, 
inconsiderate language. Valer. Max. 
Decreti circumspectissima sanctio.- 
IT Also, mark-worthy, admired, conspicu¬ 
ous, respected. Val. Max. Circumspec¬ 
ta animi moderatio. Sueton. Circum¬ 
spectus honor. Ammian. Nomen cir- 
cumspectum et verecundum. 
CIRCuMSPeRGS (circum & spargo), is, 
2 a. 3. to sprinkle all around. Plin. Ibi 
se purilicantes solemniter circumspergi 
aqua. 
CIRCuMSPTCKeNTIA. (circumspicio), a:, 
f. consideration, circumspection. Oell. 
CIRC0MSPICI5 (circum & specio), is, 
exi, ectum, a. and n. 3. to look round, 
npiSKCnrofiai, TTepioKOircco. Cic. Nec 
suspicit nec circumspicit. Plant. Cir- 
cumspice te, ne quis assit arbiter.- 
IT Also, ligur. to take heed, weigh, con¬ 
sider carefully, ponder over. Cic. Om¬ 
nia circumspexit Quintius. Id. Cir- 
cumspicite mentibus vestris hosce 
homines. Id. Numquamne te circum- 
spicies? Ctes. Reliqua ejus consilia 
animo circumspiciebat. .XJic. Circum- 
spiciendum est diligenter, ut, &c._ 
IT Also, to look for, seek after, desire. 
Justin. Novas belli causas circumspice- 
re. Id. Circumspicere fugam, to medi¬ 
tate. Sallust. Mithridates diem bello 
circumspicit, waits for an opportunity. 
Liv. Circumspicere externa auxilia. 
— IT Also, to provide against, prevent 
Cic. Pericula circumspicere.-IT Al 
so, to be inflated; to swell, strut. Cic. 
Usque eone te diligis et magnifice cir 
cumspicis._ 
CiRCuMSTaGNS (circum & stagno), as, 
3n. 1. to stagnate or spread all around 
Tertull. 
CIRCuMSTaNTIa (circumsto), ®, f. the 
2 act of standing round or surrounding. 
Senec. Aquas circumstantia. Gell. 
Hostium circumstantia. - IT Also, 
a quality, circumstance. Gell. Circum¬ 
stantia rerum, negotiorumque. Quintil. 
Hoc genus argumentorum dicamus ex 
circumstantia. 
CIRCuiYISTaTIS (Id.), onis, f. the act of \ 
3 standing round. Gell. Circumstatio mi- 
litum. 
CiRCuMSTIPS (circum & stipo), as, a. 
3 1. to crowd or press round; to surround. 
Sil. magna circumstipante caterva. 
CIRCuMSTo (circum & sto), as, steti, a. 
1. to stand or place one’s self round; to 
beset, Trepuorripi. Cic. Equites cetera 
que cives circumstant Senatum. Id. 
Circumstare tribunal pratoris urbani. 
Tacit. Circumstare vias. Cces. Morini 
circumsteterunt. Sueton. Specie officii 
circumstare aliquem.-IT Figur. Cic. 
Nos undique fata circumstant, surround. 
Virg ; Quire te circumstent pericula 
cernis, beset. Liv. Romanos terror cir- 
cumstabat. 
CIRCuMSTR£P5 (circum & strepo), is, 
~ ui, Itum, n. and a. 3. to make a noise 
round. Senec. Tot humanam vitam cir- 
cumstrepentibus minis. Tacit. Certa 
tim ceteri circumstrepunt. Id. Legatus 
clamore seditiosorum circumstrepitur. 
CIRCoMSTRIDeNS (circum fc strido), 
3 entis, particip. shrieking, wailing round 
Ammian. Circumstridentium terror lar 
varum. 
CiRCuMSTROS (circum & struo), is, 
~ uxi, uctum, a. 3. to build round about, 
repioucoSopeoj. Sueton. Circumstructo 
juxta Tiberim lacu. Plin. Apes lacry- 
mis arborum fores alveorum latiores 
circumstruunt. 
CIRCuMSuDaNS (circum & sudo), antis, 
3 particip. sweating on all sides. Plin. 
CiRCuMSuRGeNS (circum & surgo), en- 
~ tis, particip. rising on every side. Tacit. 
Circumsurgentibus jugis. 
CTRCuMSuTOS (circum &c suo), a, um, 
2 particip. sown together all round. Plin. 
Vitilibus navigiis corio circumsutis na- 
vigare. 
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CIRCuMT£G5 (circum & tego), is, a. 3. 
3 to cover round. Lucret. Supra circum- 
tegere omnia ctelum. 
CIROuMTeNTOS (circum & tendo), a, 
3 um, particip. wrapped round. Plant. 
Eleplianti corio circumtentus. 
CIRCuMTeRG£ 5 (circum & tergeo), es, 
3 a. 2. to wipe round. Cato. 
CiRCuMT£R5 (circum & tero), is, a. 3. 
3 to rub all round. Figur. to crowd round. 
Tibull. hunc juvenis turba circumterit 
art a. 
CIRCuMTeXTOS (circum & textus), a, 
3 um, adj. woven all round. Virg. Et cir- 
cumtextum croceo velamen acantho. 
CiROCMXoLL5 (circum & tollo), is, a. 
3 3. to remove or take aioay on every side. 
Ccel. Aurel. 
CIRC0MT5N5 (circum & tono), as, ui, 
3 n. 1. to thunder or make a loud noise on 
all sides. Ovid, qua totum Nereus cir- 
cumtonat orbem. - IT Figur. Horat. 
Hunc circumtonuit gaudens Bellona 
cruentis. 
CIRCuMToNSCS (circum & tondeo), a, 
2 um, particip. shaven or shorn all round. 
Petron. Oircumtonsee pinus.- IT Fig¬ 
ur. Senec. Oratio circumtonsa, labored, 
artificial. 
CIRCuMToRQU£5 (circum & torqueo), 
3 es, orsi, ortum, a. 2. to turn or twist 
round. April. 
CIRC0MTRAH5 (circum & tralio), is, a. 
3 3. to drag or trail round. Call. Aurel. 
CIRCuMTREMS (circum & tremo), is, 
3 n. 3. to tremble on all sides. Lucret. To¬ 
tum circumtremere lethera signis. 
CIRCuMTt;£5R (circum & tueor), eris, 
3 ltus sum, dep. 2. to look round on every 
side. Apul. Aquila eodem loco pendu- 
la circumtuetur. 
CiRCuMVaDS (circum & vado), is, si, 
2 a. 3. to assail on every side, Trcpicpxoixai. 
Liv._ Terror barbaros circumvasit. 
CIRC0MVX.G5R (circum & vagor), aris, 
2 dep. 1 . to wander about, izcpnr\avdogac. 
Vitruv. 
CiRCuMVXGOS (circum & vagus), a, 
3 um, adj. wandering or flowing round, 
revolving. Horat. Oceanus circum va¬ 
gus arva beata. Auct. Paneg. ad Pison. 
AMyeria; moles circumvaga Hamm as. 
CIRCUMVaLLS (circum & vallo), as, 
avi, atum, a. 1. to surround with a ram¬ 
part, circumvallate, invest, besiege, irc- 
pi[$d\\ca, TrpoSTTcpifiaWw. Cais. Cir- 
cumvallare loci natura prohibebat. Id. 
Circumvallare Pompeium instituit.- 
IT Also, to surround. Colum. Locus cir- 
cumvallandus est duobus sulcis — 
IT And figur. Terent. Tot res repente 
circumvallant, vis, egestas, &c. 
CIRCuMVeCTIS (circumvebo), onis, f. 
a bearing or carrying found about. Cic. 
PortoriunLcireurfivectionis, customs paid 
gnfrtmsporting goods. -IT Also, a cir¬ 
cuit, revolution. Cic. Solis circumvec- 
tio. 
CIRCuMVeCTS (frequentat. from cir- 
cumveho), as, a. 1. to carry about. Sil. 
Errantes Penates circumvectare. — In 
the passive, to be carried about, h. e. 
to drive, sail, &c. round. Plant. Mihi 
navem faciam ; oppida circumvectabor. 
Liv. Qui Ligurum oram circumvec- 
tarentur.-IT Figur. Virg. Singula 
dum capti circumvectamur arnore, A. e. 
go through, describe. 
CIRCuMV£H5 (circum & veho), is, exi, 
ectum, a. 3. to carry round about, as on 
horseback, by a coach or ship, &c. — 
Generally, in the passive, to ride, sail, 
or go round. Liv. Classe circumvelii 
ad Romanum agrum. Cces. Muliones 
collibus circumvelii jubet, to go round 
by the hills. Liv. Dictator equo circum- 
vectus. Id. Circumyecti ab urbe ad 
aversa insul®. — So, in the active, 
JTqi. Prcefectus circumveliens Pelopon 
nesum (sc. se), sailing round. -IT Fi¬ 
gur. to go over. Virg. Circumvehor 
omnia verbis, describe minutely. 
CIRCuMVeLS (circum & velo), as, a. 1. 
to cover, veil round. Ovid. Insuper au- 
rato circumvelatur amictu. 
CiRCuMVjSNIB (circum & venio), is, 
eni, entum, a. 4. to come or stand round; 
to surround, ncpupxopai. Petron. Il¬ 
ium frequentia ingens circumvenit. 
Tacit. Rhenus insulas circumveniens. 
Sallust. Planities locis superioribus 
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circumventa. - II Figur. to beset. 
Horat. Multa senem circumveniunt 
incommoda. -IT Also, to embrace, 
clasp. Colum. Mollia vincula circum- 
venere truncum. Id. Ramos manu 
circumvenire-IT Also, to surround, 
invest, blockade, cut off communication 
with on every side. Sallust. Multitudine 
castra circumvenit. Cces. Circumve- 
nire hostes a tergo. Id. Hostes vallo, 
fossaque circumvenire. M. Montem 
opere circumvenire. Sallust. Mcenia 
exercitu circumvenire. Cces. Circum- 
veniri ab hoste. Sallust. Circumve- 
niri a latronibus.-IT Hence, to hard 
push, oppress. Cic. Potentis alicujus 
opibus circumveniri. Id. Circumven- 
tus morbo. Sallust. Omnibus necessi- 
tudinibus circumventus_IT Also, to 
circumvent, deceive, betray. Cic. Cir¬ 
cumvenire aliquem judicio. Id. inno 
centem pecunia. Sallust. Circumveni¬ 
ri falsis criminibus. Justin. Dole cir¬ 
cumvenire. Tacit. Circumvenire ali¬ 
quem falso testimonio. -IT Also, to 
evade, misconstrue, misinterpret. Pan¬ 
dect. Circumvenire leges. 
CiRCuMVeNTIS (circumvenio), onis, f. 
o an oppressing, deceiving. Augustin. 
CIRCOMVeNTOR (Id.), oris,°m. an im- 
3 postor, deceiver. Lamprid. 
CIRCuMVeNToRIOS (circumventor), a, 
3 um, adj. treacherous, deceitful. Augus¬ 
tin. ° 
CIRCuMVeRSIS (circumverto), onis, 
2 a turning round. Quintil. Circumver- 
sio manus. 
CiRCuMVeRSS (circum & verso), as, a. 
3 1 . to turn round. Lucret. Quairentes- 
_que viam circumversantur. 
CIRCuMVeRSOS (circum & verro), a, 
3 jrm, particip. swept round. Cato. 
CIRCuMVeRTS, and anciently CIR- 
2 CuMVoRTS (circum & verto), is, ti, 
sum, a. 3. to turn round, nspiorpsipci). 
Plant, in cursu rotula circumvortitur. 
Id. Ubi circumvortor, cado. Ovid. Ro¬ 
ta circumvertitur axem, revolves round. 
IT Also, to defraud, deceive, impose, 
upon, circumvent. Plaut. Qui me ar- 
gento circumvertant. 
CiRCuMI'eSTIS (circum & vestio), is, 
2 a. 4. to clothe round, cover, TrspicrTsWixi. 
Plin. Vitium crinibus circuinvestit ar- 
borem. -—TT Figur. Poeta ap. Cic. Cir- 
cumvestit dictis, involves, makes obscure. 
CiRCuMVINCIB (circum & vincio), is, 
3 nxi, nctum, a. 4. to bind or tie round, 
TTspiosw. Plaut. Vos virgis circumvin- 
ciam. 
CIRCuMVISB (circum & viso), is, a. 3.^ 
3 to look roimd, nept/3\cnco. Plaut. An- 
gues oculis omnes circumvisere. 
CIRC0MV5LIT5 (circum & volito), as,, 
2 avi, atum, 1. to keep flying round. 
Virg. Aut arguta lacus circumvolitavit 
hirundo. Horat. Qua; circumvolitas 
agilis thyma ? -TT Figur. to wander 
to and fro, hover round. Senec. Agmina 
equitum circumvolitantia. Colum. Cir- 
cumvolitans limina potentiorum, haunt¬ 
ing. 
CIRCuMVOLB (circum & volo), as, avi, 
2 atum, 1. to fly or hover round, nepnrs* 
ropai. Justin. Aves eum circumvo- 
lare cceperunt. Virg. nox atra caput 
tristi circumvolat umbra. Horat. Quam 
Jocus circumvolat_IT Figur. to run 
or move quickly about. Vellei. Circum- 
volans ordines exercitus. 
CIRCOMVoLVS (circum & volvo), is, 
2 vi, utum, a. 3. to roll round. Virg. sol 
circumvolvitur annum. Plin. Herba 
arboribus circumvolvens se. 
CiRCuMVBLuTBR (circum & volutor), 
aris, pass. 1. to roll roimd or about. Plin. 
Pantheram circumvolutari non dubie 
blandientem, began to twist himself about 
fawningly. 
CIRCOS (.KipKof), i, m. any thing of a cir¬ 
cular form; a circle. Cic. in Arat. Vi- 
disti magnum candentem serpere cir¬ 
cum, the milky way -IT Also, a circu¬ 
lar course in which public races took place; 
a circus, a building for exhibitions of 
strength, speed, and sldll, and various 
other spectacles. A circus consisted of an 
oval area, surrounded by seats, and hav¬ 
ing a wall (spina) running through the 
centre, nearly its whole length; on the 
ends of the wall were the goals (mette), 
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