circumvolve

English

Etymology

From Latin circumvolvere.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsɜː.kəmˈvɒlv/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsɝ.kəmˈvɑlv/
• Rhymes: -ɒlv

Verb

circumvolve (third-person singular simple present circumvolves, present participle circumvolving, simple past and past participle circumvolved)

1. (intransitive) To revolve or move around something.
   • 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:

     The oracle is now about to be
     Fulfilled by circumvolving destiny;
     Which says: “Thebes, choose reform or civil war,
     When through your streets, instead of hare with dogs,
     A Consort Queen shall hunt a King with Hogs,
     Riding upon the IONIAN MINOTAUR.”

2. (transitive) To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion.
   • 1647, Robert Herrick, "Upon Master Fletcher's Incomparable Plays", in Comedies and Tragedies by Beaumont & Fletcher

     […] we circumvolve our Eyes […]

References

• "circumvolve." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 19 Nov. 2009. Dictionary.com article.

Latin

Verb

circumvolve

1. second-person singular present active imperative of circumvolvō