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circumvolve

UK/ˌsɜː.kəmˈvɒlv/US/ˌsɝ.kəmˈvɑlv/

circumvolve verb: to cause (something) to revolve or roll around; to put (something) into a circular motion.

Verb

circumvolve (third-person singular simple present circumvolves, present participle circumvolving, simple past and past participle circumvolved)

  1. (transitive) To cause (something) to revolve or roll around; to put (something) into a circular motion.
    • [W]hen 'ere vvee circumvolve our Eyes, / Such rich, ſuch freſh, ſuch ſvveet varietyes, / Raviſh our ſpirits, that entranc't vvee ſee / None vvrites lov's paſſion in the vvorld, like Thee.1647, Rob[ert] Herrick, “Upon Master Fletchers Incomparable Playes”, in Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher [et al.], Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey...
  2. (intransitive) To move or revolve around something.
    • Firſt vvith nice eye emerging Naiads cull / From leathery pods the vegetable vvool [cotton]; / VVith vviry teeth revolving cards releaſe / The tangled knots, and ſmooth the ravell'd fleece; / […] / Then fly the ſpoles, the rapid axles glovv, / And ſlovvly circumvolves the labouring vvheel belovv.1789, [Erasmus Darwin], “Canto II”, in The Botanic Garden; a Poem, in Two Parts. […], London: J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1791, →OCLC, part II (The Loves of the Plants; 3rd edition), pages...
    • The oracle is now about to be / Fulfilled by circumvolving destiny; / Which says: "Thebes, choose reform or civil war, / When through your streets, instead of hare with dogs, / A Consort Queen shall hunt a King with hogs, / Riding upon the Ionian Minotaur."1820, Sophocles, “Œdipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant. A Tragedy, in Two Acts. […]”, in Percy Bysshe Shelley, transl., edited by [Mary] Shelley, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […]...

circumvolve meaning in Bengali

circumvolve in Bengali

চারদিকে ঘোরানো, ঘূর্ণায়মান করা, বৃত্তাকার গতিতে আনা

Forms of circumvolve

third-person singular presentcircumvolves
present participlecircumvolving
past participlecircumvolved
pastcircumvolved

Origin of circumvolve

From Latin circumvolvere.

Words that rhyme with circumvolve

16 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about circumvolve

What does circumvolve mean?
Circumvolve means to cause (something) to revolve or roll around; to put (something) into a circular motion.
What is circumvolve in Bengali?
Circumvolve in Bengali is চারদিকে ঘোরানো, ঘূর্ণায়মান করা, বৃত্তাকার গতিতে আনা. See Circumvolve meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is circumvolve?
Circumvolve is a verb.
How do you pronounce circumvolve?
Circumvolve is pronounced /ˌsɜː.kəmˈvɒlv/ (UK).
What is the past tense of circumvolve?
The past tense of circumvolve is circumvolved.

Words near circumvolve in the dictionary

  1. circumvoluting
  2. circumvolution
  3. circumvolutionary
  4. circumvolutions
  5. circumvolutory
  6. circumvolve
  7. circumvolved
  8. circumvolves
  9. circumvolving
  10. circumwent
  11. circumzenith

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