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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To return; to pass. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To cause to turn, as on an axis. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. turn on or around an axis or a center Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. move in an orbit Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v:100 v. turn on or around an axis or a center Source: ecdict

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