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)
- 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...
- 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.
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