CIRCUMVOLVE

rotate, circumvolve

(verb) cause to turn on an axis or center; “Rotate the handle”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

circumvolve (third-person singular simple present circumvolves, present participle circumvolving, simple past and past participle circumvolved)

(intransitive) To revolve or move around something.

(transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.

Source: Wiktionary


Cir`cum*volve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumvolved; p. pr. vb. n. Circumvolving.] Etym: [L. circumvolvere, -volutum; circum + volvere to roll.]

Definition: To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion. Herrick.

Cir`cum*volve", v. i.

Definition: To roll round; to revolve.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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