revolve[verb]Synonyms: rotate, circle, go round, orbit, spin, turn, twist, wheel, whirl
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
re‧volve /rɪˈvɒlv $ rɪˈvɑːlv/
verb [intransitive and transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: revolvere 'to roll back, cause to return', from volvere 'to roll']
to move around like a wheel, or to make something move around like a wheel ⇒
revolution,
turn:
The wheel began to revolve. The restaurant slowly revolves, giving excellent views of the city. Using graphics software, you can revolve the image on the screen.revolve around somebody/something (
also revolve round somebody/something British English)
phrasal verb1. [not in progressive] to have something as a main subject or purpose:
Jane’s life revolves around her children. The argument revolved around costs. She seems to think that the world revolves around her (=that she is the only important person).2. to move in circles around something:
The moon revolves around the Earth. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲