| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| circumvolve |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cir·cum·volve |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  sûr k m-v lv |
| INTRANSITIVE & TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: cir·cum·volved, cir·cum·volv·ing, cir·cum·volves
To revolve or cause to revolve. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin circumvolvere : circum-, circum- + volvere, to roll; see wel-2 in Appendix I.
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