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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.

Words nearby circumvolve

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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