ambiō (imperf. ambibat, O., L., Ta.), īvī and iī, ītus, īre ambi + eo, to go round, go about: terram lunae cursus: Siculae fundamina terrae, O.
—To surround, encircle, encompass: ambitae litora terrae, O.: Thracam ambiat Hebrus, H.: moenia, Quae flammis ambit amnis, V.: vallum armis, Ta.
—Fig., to canvass for votes: singulos ex senatu, S.: ambiuntur, rogantur cives.
—To secure by canvassing, win by solicitation, entreat, solicit, court: senis amicos, T.: connubiis Latinum, V.: te prece, H.: nuptiis ambiri, to be sought in marriage, Ta.