circumvolve

Other forms: circumvolving; circumvolves

Definitions of circumvolve
  1. verb
    cause to turn on an axis or center
    synonyms: rotate
    go around, revolve, rotate
    turn on or around an axis or a center
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    types:
    crank, crank up
    rotate with a crank
    birl, spin, twirl, whirl
    cause to spin
    birl, birle
    cause a floating log to rotate by treading
    type of:
    turn
    change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
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