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CIRCUMVOLVE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to turn on an axis or center
Example:
Rotate the handle
Synonyms:
circumvolve; rotate
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "circumvolve" is one way to...):
turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)
Cause:
go around; revolve; rotate (turn on or around an axis or a center)
Verb group:
go around; revolve; rotate (turn on or around an axis or a center)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "circumvolve"):
crank; crank up (rotate with a crank)
birl; spin; twirl; whirl (cause to spin)
birl; birle (cause a floating log to rotate by treading)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
circumvolution (the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis)
