circumvolve
English
Etymology
Verb
circumvolve (third-person singular simple present circumvolves, present participle circumvolving, simple past and past participle circumvolved)
- (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.”
- (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 […]
- 1647, Robert Herrick, "Upon Master Fletcher's Incomparable Plays", in Comedies and Tragedies by Beaumont & Fletcher
References
- "circumvolve." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 19 Nov. 2009. Dictionary.com article.
Latin
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