Definition of circumvolve Circumvolve
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We found 6 definitions of circumvolve from 4 different sources.
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What does circumvolve mean?
WordNet
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| circumvolve - cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle" | ||
| rotate | ||
| turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" | ||
| crank up, crank bend into the shape of a crank | ||
| birl, twirl, whirl, spin cause a floating log to rotate by treading | ||
| birle, birl cause a floating log to rotate by treading | ||
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Wiktionary 
- circumvolve (Verb)
To revolve or move about. - circumvolve (Verb)
To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- circumvolve (v. t.)
To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion. - circumvolve (v. i.)
To roll round; to revolve.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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circumvolve
sėr-kum-volv′, v.t. to roll round.—v.i. to revolve:—pr.p. circumvolv′ing; pa.p. circumvolved′.—n. Circumvolū′tion, a turning or rolling round: anything winding or sinuous. [L. volvĕre, volutum, to roll.]
