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περιφέρω

Pronunciation: /pe.ri.pʰé.rɔː/

“περιφέρω” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 12 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to carry round, carry about
  2. to move round
  3. to turn round
  4. to carry round, publish, make known
  5. to carry to and fro
  6. to bring round (into one's own power)
  7. to carry round or back (in thought)
  8. to turn round, make dizzy, turn mad
  9. to survive, endure, hold out
  10. to come round, recover
  11. to go round, revolve
  12. to wander about

Etymology

From περῐ- (perĭ-, “around”) + φέρω (phérō, “carry”).

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