1. (v. t.) To surround with a rampart or wall.
2. (a.) Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart.
3. (a.) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation; as, the circumvallated papillae, near the base of the tongue.
| Circumvallate 1. (v. t.) To surround with a rampart or wall. 2. (a.) Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart. 3. (a.) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation; as, the circumvallated papillae, near the base of the tongue. | |