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Webster 1913 Edition


Circumvolve

Cirˊcum-volve′

,
Verb.
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.

Cirˊcum-volve′

,
Verb.
I.
To roll round; to revolve.

Webster 1828 Edition


Circumvolve

CIRCUMVOLVE

,
Verb.
T.
To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.

CIRCUMVOLVE

,
Verb.
I.
To roll round; to revolve.

Definition 2024


circumvolve

circumvolve

English

Verb

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

  1. To revolve or move about.
  2. (transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
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Latin

Verb

circumvolve

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of circumvolvō