What does "revolve" mean?
Revolve: To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun.
Additional senses
- 2.To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.
- 3.To return; to pass. [R.] Ayliffe.
- 4.To cause to turn, as on an axis. Then in the east her turn she shines, Revolved on heaven's great axile. Milton.
- 5.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. Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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