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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. cause to turn on an axis or center;
- Example: "Rotate the handle"
[syn: rotate, circumvolve]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Circumvolve \Cir`cum*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumvolved; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumvolving.] [L. circumvolvere, -volutum; circum + volvere to roll.] To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion. --Herrick. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Circumvolve \Cir`cum*volve"\, v. i. To roll round; to revolve. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

circumvolve v 1: cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle" [syn: rotate, circumvolve]