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Dictionary

re•volve

Pronunciation: (ri-volv'), [key]
—v., -volved, -volv•ing.

—v.i.
1. to move in a circular or curving course or orbit: The earth revolves around the sun.
2. to turn around or rotate, as on an axis: The wheel revolves slowly.
3. to proceed or occur in a round or cycle; come around again in the process of time; recur.
4. to be revolved in the mind.
5. to focus or center on.

—v.t.
1. to cause to turn around, as on an axis.
2. to cause to move in a circular or curving course, as about a central point.
3. to think about; consider.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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