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circumvolved

circumvolved is the simple past and past participle of circumvolve.

Meaning of circumvolve

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...

Questions about circumvolved

What is circumvolved the simple past and past participle of?
Circumvolved is the simple past and past participle of circumvolve.

Words near circumvolved in the dictionary

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

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