circumvolve
[ sur-kuh m-volv ]
/ ˌsɜr kəmˈvɒlv /
verb (used with or without object), cir·cum·volved, cir·cum·volv·ing.
to revolve or wind about.
Nearby words
- circumvent,
- circumvention,
- circumventricular organ,
- circumvolute,
- circumvolution,
- circus,
- circus maximus,
- cire,
- cire perdue,
- cirebon
Origin of circumvolve
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
circumvolve
1640s, from Latin circumvolvere "to roll round, revolve," from circum- (see circum-) + volvere "to turn around, roll" (see volvox). Related: Circumvolved; circumvolving.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper