Found 2 items, similar to circumvallate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: circumvallate circumvallate v : surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification
English → English (gcide) Definition: Circumvallate Circumvallate \Cir`cum*val"late\, v. t. [L. circumvallatus, p. p. of circumvallare to surround with a wall; circum + vallare to wall, fr. vallum rampart.] To surround with a rampart or wall. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] Circumvallate \Cir`cum*val"late\, a. 1. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation; as, the circumvallate papill[ae], near the base of the tongue. [1913 Webster]