revolve

  • 31revolve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rotate, roll, circle, spin, recur. See rotation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. spin, rotate, twirl; see orbit 1 , turn 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. circle, orbit, go around, rotate, spin, wheel,… …

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  • 32revolve — re·volve || rɪ vÉ‘lv / vÉ’lv v. rotate, turn, spin; encircle, move in a circle around a central point; think about, contemplate …

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  • 33revolve — I. v. n. 1. Rotate, wheel, turn, roll round an axis, turn round. 2. Circle, move round a centre. 3. Pass away in cycles. 4. Fall back, return, devolve. II. v. a. 1. Cause to turn round, circulate. 2. Consider …

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  • 34revolve — verb 1) a fan revolved slowly Syn: go around, turn around, rotate, spin 2) the moon revolves around the earth Syn: circle, travel, orbit 3) his life revolves around cars Syn …

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  • 35revolve — v 1. turn around, turn, rotate, wheel, whirl, twirl, reel; spin, gyrate, pirouette, pivot, swivel, swing; circumrotate, circumvolve; orbit, circle. 2. come round again, recur, reoccur, reappear, return. 3. think about, cerebrate, reflect upon,… …

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  • 36revolve — re·volve …

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  • 37revolve — verb 1) a fan revolved slowly Syn: go round, turn round, rotate, spin 2) the moon revolves around the earth Syn: circle, travel, orbit …

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  • 38revolve — [rɪˈvɒlv] verb [I/T] to turn or spin around a central point, or to make something do this revolving [rɪˈvɒlvɪŋ] adj reround sth …

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  • 39revolve — re•volve [[t]rɪˈvɒlv[/t]] v. volved, volv•ing 1) to move in a curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun[/ex] 2) to turn around or rotate, as on an axis: The wheel revolved slowly[/ex] 3) to focus or center 4) to proceed or occur… …

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  • 40revolve — [c]/rəˈvɒlv / (say ruh volv) verb (revolved, revolving) –verb (i) 1. to turn round or rotate, as on an axis. 2. to move in a circular or curving course, or orbit. 3. to proceed in a round or cycle. 4. to come round in the process of time. 5. to… …