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[ ri-volv ] / rɪˈvɒlv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR revolve ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object), re·volved, re·volv·ing.to move in a circular or curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun. to turn around or rotate, as on an axis: The wheel revolves slowly. to proceed or occur in a round or cycle; come around again in the process of time; recur. to be revolved in the mind. verb (used with object), re·volved, re·volv·ing.to cause to turn around, as on an axis. to cause to move in a circular or curving course, as about a central point. to think about; consider. Origin of revolveFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English revolven, from Latin revolvere “to roll back,” equivalent to re-re- + volvere “to roll, turn round” SYNONYMS FOR revolve1 orbit, circle. 8 ponder, study. SEE SYNONYMS FOR revolve ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for revolve2. See turn. OTHER WORDS FROM revolvere·volv·a·ble, adjectivere·volv·a·bly, adverbun·re·volved, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH revolverevolve , rotate1Words nearby revolveRevolutionary Wars, revolution counter, revolutionist, revolutionize, Revolutions of 1848, revolve, revolver, revolving, revolving charge account, revolving credit, revolving door Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for revolveSomehow, everything in the world has to revolve around men here, men and their parts. What It Feels Like For a Girl in Iraq|Noor|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the 1980s and 1990s, blockbusters were star vehicles; now they revolve around brands (Marvel Comics) and concepts (vampires). Is This the End of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Comeback?|Andrew Romano|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Prison has taught me that the world does not revolve around me,” he says. The Party Monster Lives For the Applause: Michael Alig’s Second Act|Caitlin Dickson|February 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Like the Colosseum, Jep both stands above and is a part of the grotesqueries that revolve around him. The New Fellini: Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘The Great Beauty’|Jimmy So|November 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The story was originally to revolve around Jikisai Minami, a well-respected Zen Buddhist priest in Aomori prefecture. Japanese Horror Director Tackles the 3/11 Tsunami|Jake Adelstein, Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky|February 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST A sharp cutting instrument, fixed on a bench, is brought into contact with the surface of the sphere, which is made to revolve. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850.|Various The weight descending caused the cylinder to revolve, setting the train in motion. Time Telling through the Ages|Harry Chase Brearley Indeed, even while he was speaking the wheels of Fate had already begun to revolve. The Missionary|George Griffith Henceforward he and his two colleagues were the pivots around which the further proceedings were to revolve. The Delight Makers|Adolf Bandelier As we revolve in our orbit we approach or recede any given star, and our rate of motion being known we thus obtain a second test. The Beauties of Nature|Sir John Lubbock
British Dictionary definitions for revolve
verbto move or cause to move around a centre or axis; rotate (intr) to occur periodically or in cycles to consider or be considered (intr ; foll by around or about) to be centred or focused (upon)Juliet's thoughts revolved around Romeo nountheatre a circular section of a stage that can be rotated by electric power to provide a scene change Derived forms of revolverevolvable, adjectiverevolvably, adverbWord Origin for revolveC14: from Latin revolvere, from re- + volvere to roll, wind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to revolvewhirl, rotate, wheel, orbit, twist, gyrate, spin, roll, ponder, consider, deliberate, study, muse, reflect, meditate, ruminate, gyre, go around, turn around, mull over |