circumvolve

[ sur-kuh m-volv ]

/ ˌsɜr kəmˈvɒlv /

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verb (used with or without object), cir·cum·volved, cir·cum·volv·ing.

to revolve or wind about.

RELATED WORDS

turn, circle, rotate, spin, orbit

Nearby words

circumvallate papilla, circumvent, circumventricular organ, circumvolute, circumvolution, circumvolve, circus, circus maximus, cire perdue, cirebon, cirenaica

Origin of circumvolve

1590–1600; < Latin circumvolv(ere), equivalent to circum- circum- + volvere to roll (see evolve)

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