revolve

Revolve is defined as to think about something, or cause to move in a circle.

(verb)

  1. An example of revolve is thinking about work while trying to go to sleep.
  2. An example of revolve is spinning a toy top.
  3. An example of revolve is a ballet dancer doing a pirouette.

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See revolve in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb revolved, revolving

  1. to turn over in the mind; reflect on
  2. to cause to travel in a circle or orbit
  3. to cause to rotate, or spin around an axis

Origin: ME revolven < L revolvere < re-, back + volvere, to roll: see walk

intransitive verb

  1. to move in a circle or orbit around a point
  2. to spin or turn around a center or axis; rotate
  3. to be oriented (around or about something regarded as a center)
  4. to recur at intervals; occur periodically
  5. to be pondered or reflected on

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See revolve in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·volved, re·volv·ing, re·volves
verb, intransitive
  1. To orbit a central point.
  2. To turn on an axis; rotate. See Synonyms at turn.
  3. To recur in cycles or at periodic intervals.
  4. To be held in the mind and considered in turn.
  5. To be centered: Their troubles revolve around money management.
verb, transitive
  1. To cause to revolve.
  2. To ponder or reflect on.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English revolven, to change direction

Origin: , from Old French revolver, to reflect upon

Origin: , from Latin revolvere, to turn over, roll back, reflect upon

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + volvere, to roll; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • re·volvˈa·ble adjective

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