REVOLVE
\ɹɪvˈɒlv], \ɹɪvˈɒlv], \ɹ_ɪ_v_ˈɒ_l_v]\
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to rotate or cause to rotate; "The child rolled down the hill"; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"; "turn over to your left side"; "Ballet dancers can rotate their legs outward"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"
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move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"
By Princeton University
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To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun.
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To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.
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To return; to pass.
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To cause to turn, as on an axis.
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Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.
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To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, - which is the more specific word in this sense.
By Oddity Software
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To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun.
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To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.
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To return; to pass.
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To cause to turn, as on an axis.
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Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.
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To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, - which is the more specific word in this sense.
By Noah Webster.
Word of the day
Elizabeth Sara Sheppard
- An English novelist; born at Blackheath, 1830; died Brixton, March 13, 1862. She wrote noted "Charles Auchester"(1853), mystical art novel; "Counterparts, or the Cross of Love"(1854); "My First Season"(1855); "The Double Coronet"(1856); "Rumor", a musical and artistic novel(1858).