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verb

Revolve v. t.

To cause to turn, as on an axis. "Then in the east her turn she shines, Revolved on heaven's great axile."

Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. "This having heard, straight I again revolved The law and prophets."

Revolve v. i. (past & past part. revolved; pres. part. revolving)

To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, which is the more specific word in this sense. "If the earth revolve thus, each house near the equator must move a thousand miles an hour."

To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun.

To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.

To return; to pass. (R.)

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Etymology of 'Revolve'

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"Revolve" Quotes from Famous Books

... the bell with a sudden impulse, which made it look as though he had not fully taken in the situation before. The engineer, though he was one of the army of the disabled in whole or in part, obeyed the summons of the bell, and the propeller ceased to revolve. ...

— Taken by the Enemy • Oliver Optic

... Prithee, forbear till you revolve it further. [He, goes off] Doubtless she's daily plunging into ruin The poor infatuated man her husband, Whom fondness hath made blind to her misconduct. But I must hear what passes at this meeting; Wherefore, I'll to the closet next the chamber, Where usually ...

— The Female Gamester • Gorges Edmond Howard

... is usually shipped to customers on wooden spools, each holding approximately 100 lb or 80 to 100 rods. A hole is provided through the centre of the spool for inserting a bar, on which the reel can revolve for unwinding the wire as it is put up. After the wire is stretched in place, it is attached to the wooden posts by means of galvanized steel wire staples, ordinarily made from No. 9 wire. They are cut with a sharp, long, diagonal point and can ...

— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 - "Banks" to "Bassoon" • Various

... in the discussion, all the party rushed forward at this cry. The captain ordered the wheelman to stop her, though her headway kept her moving for some minutes after the screw ceased to revolve. The men baited the hooks as soon as fish were indicated. The boat had reached the locality where the catch of the day before had been obtained, and all hands were on the lookout. The lines were thrown over, and the fish bit quickly as soon as ...

— Four Young Explorers - Sight-Seeing in the Tropics • Oliver Optic

... opera glasses, he discovered (in 1610) the spots on the sun. These made it plain that the sun was revolving on its axis as astronomers were already convinced that the earth revolved. He saw, too, that the moons of Jupiter were revolving about their planet in the same way that the planets revolve ...

— An Introduction to the History of Western Europe • James Harvey Robinson

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