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Circumvolve
//ˌsɜː.kəmˈvɒlv// verb
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Verb
- 1 To cause (something) to revolve or roll around; to put (something) into a circular motion. transitive
"[W]hen 'ere vvee circumvolve our Eyes, / Such rich, ſuch freſh, ſuch ſvveet varietyes, / Raviſh our ſpirits, that entranc't vvee ſee / None vvrites lov's paſſion in the vvorld, like Thee."
- 2 cause to turn on an axis or center wordnet
- 3 To move or revolve around something. intransitive
"Firſt vvith nice eye emerging Naiads cull / From leathery pods the vegetable vvool [cotton]; / VVith vviry teeth revolving cards releaſe / The tangled knots, and ſmooth the ravell'd fleece; / […] / Then fly the ſpoles, the rapid axles glovv, / And ſlovvly circumvolves the labouring vvheel belovv."
Etymology
From Latin circumvolvere.
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