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circumvallate

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  1. 1. v. t. To surround with a rampart or wall. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Surrounded by a ridge or elevation; as, the circumvallate papillae, near the base of the tongue. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification Source: wordnet
  5. 5. To surround with a rampart or wall. Johnson. 1. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart. 2. (Anat.) Surrounded by a ridle or elevation; as, the circumvallate papillæ, near the base of the tongue. Source: webster
  6. 6. To surround with a rampart or wall. Johnson. Source: adambom
  7. 7. v. surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification Source: ecdict

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