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   re·volve

   /rəˈvôlv/

   verb

   • 1. move in a circle on a central axis: "overhead, the fan revolved slowly" Similar go aroundturn aroundrotatespinwhirlpirouettewheel
   • ▪ move in a circular orbit around: "the earth revolves around the sun" Similar circlegotravelorbitgyratecirculateloopwheelrare:encircle
   • ▪ treat as the most important point or element: "their whole lives revolved around the company" Similar be concerned withbe preoccupied withbe absorbed infocus onconcentrate oncenter aroundhang onrely onrest onpivot on
   • ▪ consider (something) repeatedly and from different angles: "her mind revolved the possibilities" Similar think aboutgive thought toconsiderreflect onmull overcontemplatestudymeditate onmuse onthink overthink ondeliberate about/oncogitate about/ondwell onbrood on/overagonize overworry aboutruminate about/on/overchew overpuzzle overspeculate aboutweigh upreviewturn overarchaic:pore on

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘turn (the eyes) back’, ‘restore’, ‘consider’): from Latin revolvere, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + volvere ‘roll’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

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