Thesaurus: revolve

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1. v. i. To word/turn">turn or word/roll">roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense.
2. v. i. To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun.
3. v. i. To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.
4. v. i. To return; to pass.
5. v. t. To cause to turn, as on an axis.
6. v. t. Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.
7. v. turn on or around an axis or a center
8. v. move in an orbit
9. v. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
10. v:100 v. turn on or around an axis or a center