circumvolve

American  

[sur-kuhm-volv] / ˌsɜr kəmˈvɒlv /

verb (used with or without object)

circumvolved, circumvolving

1. to revolve or wind about.

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Etymology

Origin of circumvolve

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

Example Sentences

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circumvolved circumvolving

It circumvolved all affairs in an atmosphere of mystery; it clouded all things with the dust and ashes of distrust.

From The Story of a Mine by Harte, Bret

Mr. Barker circumvolved on one heel, holding his coat-tails apart.

From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Hurst, Fannie

Languidly circumvolving, lounging lank, In scuffling circle or in mural rank, Of misery mechanic They look the wooden symbols; nought to show That even well-starched linen's sheeny snow Veils impulses volcanic.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 February 15, 1890 by Various

The sparks - 'More than a hundred lovely daughters I see produced at one time, fiery as roses: in one moment they expire gracefully circumvolving.'

From The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain by Borrow, George Henry

By having a globe constructed with circumvolving poles, capable of any adjustment with regard to the colures, Mr. Landseer ascertained that, at that remote period, in lat.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

Reason is the sun, and the Sense and the Understanding, with their satellite faculties, the circumvolving planets.

From Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation by Jones, Jesse H.