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Definition of: CIRCUMVALLATE

circumvallate
(a.) Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart.
(a.) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation; as, the circumvallate papillae, near the base of the tongue.
(v. t.) To surround with a rampart or wall.