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English Dictionary: circumvolve by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
circumvolve
v
  1. cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"
    Synonym(s): rotate, circumvolve
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Circumvolve \Cir`cum*volve"\, v. i.
      To roll round; to revolve.
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