Antonyms for circuited


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : sur-kit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr kɪt


Definition of circuited

Origin :
  • late 14c., "a going around; a line going around," from Old French circuit (14c.) "a circuit; a journey (around something)," from Latin circuitus "a going around," from stem of circuire, circumire "go around," from circum "round" (see circum-) + ire "to go" (see ion). Electrical sense is from 1746. Of judicial assignments, from 1570s; of venues for itinerant entertainers, from 1834. Circuit breaker is recorded from 1874. Related: Circuital.
  • As in wired : adj connected
  • As in journey : verb travel
  • As in circle : verb go around, circumnavigate
  • As in peregrinate : verb journey
  • As in encircle : verb circumscribe
Example sentences :
  • From the Namaycush Lake tilt the trail swung out through the forest, circuited a great open marsh, and returned again to the tilt.
  • Extract from : « Grit A-Plenty » by Dillon Wallace
  • At times waterfalls require to be circuited with great effort.
  • Extract from : « The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists » by George Bryce

Synonyms for circuited

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