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revolve

  • verb
  • /ɹɪˈvɒlv/

Physical movement.

Other meanings

  1. To cause (something) to turn around a central point.

  2. To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body).

Synonyms

  • go around
  • rotate

Related words

  • revolvable
  • revolvement
  • revolvency
  • unrevolved
  • revolve around
  • revolver

Word history

From Latin "revolvō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “revolve” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.