v.
- move in a circle on a central axis.
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(revolve about/around)
move in a circular orbit around.
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(revolve around)
treat as the most important aspect or element:
her life revolved around her children.
- consider repeatedly and from different angles.
Etymology
ME: from L. revolvere, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’.