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revolute
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin revol?tus, perfect passive participle of revolv? (“roll back”).
Adjective
revolute (not comparable)
- Rolled or recurved on itself.
- (botany) Having the edges rolled with the abaxial side outward.
Translations
Verb
revolute (third-person singular simple present revolutes, present participle revoluting, simple past and past participle revoluted)
- to roll back, curve upwards
Etymology 2
Back-formation from revolution.
Verb
revolute (third-person singular simple present revolutes, present participle revoluting, simple past and past participle revoluted)
- to participate in or incite a revolution or revolt
- 1893, Daily Evening Expositor, editorial, January 28
- The Hawaiians have ‘revoluted’ and dethroned the fat squaw they have hitherto chosen to call a queen.
- 1996, Lester D. Langley, The Banana Men: American Mercenaries and Entrepreneurs in Central America, 1880-1930
- Christmas always thought himself a “patriotic American,” but, as he saw the matter, a little “revoluting” on behalf of his benefactors—Manuel Bonilla and Estrada Cabrera—in no sense harmed the interestes of the United States.
- 2000, Barbara Bush, Imperialism, Race and Resistance: Africa and Britain 1919-1945
- Achimota was Fraser’s life’s work, evidence that ‘the glorious West African people’ were gradually changing their conditions by ‘evolving not revoluting [sic]’.
- 2003, Ed McClanahan, Famous People I Have Known
- I rocked and rolled. I ingested illicit substances. I revoluted.
- 2004, Samuel Hopkins Adams, The Unspeakable Perk
- “Pins through scarabs,” she laughed, “while beneath you Caracuna riots and revolutes and massacres foreigners.
- 1893, Daily Evening Expositor, editorial, January 28
Anagrams
- Truelove, true love, truelove
Italian
Adjective
revolute
- feminine plural of revoluto
Latin
Participle
revol?te
- vocative masculine singular of revol?tus
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revolve
English
Etymology
From Middle English revolven (“to change direction”), borrowed from Old French revolver (“to reflect upon”), from Latin revolvere, present active infinitive of revolv? (“turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back”) + volv? (“roll”); see voluble, volve.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???v?lv/
Verb
revolve (third-person singular simple present revolves, present participle revolving, simple past and past participle revolved)
- (Physical movement.)
- (transitive, now rare) To bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore. [from 15th c.]
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn around a central point. [from 16th c.]
- (intransitive) To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body). [from 17th c.]
- (intransitive) To rotate around an axis. [from 17th c.]
- (intransitive) To move in order or sequence. [from 17th c.]
- (Mental activity.)
- (transitive, now rare) To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. [from 15th c.]
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 82:
- These are the difficulties which arise to me on revolving this scheme […].
- 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, Bk.2, Ch.6, Monk Samson:
- He sits silent, revolving many thoughts, at the foot of St. Edmund’s Shrine.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 82:
- (transitive, obsolete) To read through, to study (a book, author etc.). [15th–19th c.]
- 1671, John Milton, Paradise Regain'd:
- This having heard, strait I again revolv’d / The Law and Prophets.
- 1671, John Milton, Paradise Regain'd:
- (transitive, now rare) To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. [from 15th c.]
Related terms
- revolution
- revolver
- the world doesn't revolve around you
Translations
Further reading
- revolve in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- revolve in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Noun
revolve (plural revolves)
- (theater) The rotation of part of the scenery within a theatrical production.
- (theater) The rotating section itself.
- 2003, Gary Philip Cohen, The Community Theater Handbook (page 134)
- […] a revolving stage, two-level platforms stage left and stage right, and a large bridge that connected the platforms midstage, twelve feet up off the revolve.
- 2003, Gary Philip Cohen, The Community Theater Handbook (page 134)
- (obsolete) A radical change; revolution.
Anagrams
- evolver
Latin
Verb
revolve
- second-person singular present active imperative of revolv?
Portuguese
Verb
revolve
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of revolver
- Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of revolver
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