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umbecast.

To cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place).

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌʌmbəˈkæst//ˌʌmbəˈkɑːst/
  1. To cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place).

    dialectal · intransitive · obsolete · transitive
  2. To consider, ponder.

    dialectal · intransitive · obsolete · transitive
  3. To hunt, search for the spoor, explore, seek, sniff around.

  4. To surround, encircle, beset; umbeset, circle around.

  5. To bind, tie up.

  6. To cast a shadow, cover with a shadow, shade

Where this word comes from

From Middle English umbecasten, equivalent to umbe- + cast or um- + becast.

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