Circumvolve (Verb)
Meaning
Cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The Earth's gravity causes the moon to circumvolve around it in a month-long cycle.
- Using the crank, slowly circumvolve the wheel to adjust the tension of the rope.
- As I turned the key, the mechanism began to circumvolve and unlock the door.
- To mix the batter properly, circumvolve the electric whisk at high speed for 2 minutes.
- By circumvolving the screw with a Phillips head, I managed to fix the loose part.