Ambit

Origin

From Latin ambitus ("going around, circuit"), from ambiō ("go around").

Full definition of ambit

Noun

1. The sphere or area of control and influence of something.
• 1913, Gilbert_Parker, The Judgment House, ch. 34,He had invited Destiny to sweep him up in her reaping, by placing himself in the ambit of her scythe.
2. A circuit, or a boundary around a property.
3. A span of actions, thoughts, or words.

Derived terms

• ambit claim

Anagrams

• imbat
• timba