Definition of Revolve

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Revolve

To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this sense.

To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun.

To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.

To return; to pass.

To cause to turn, as on an axis.

Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.

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Revolve Quotations

Watergate had become the center of the media's universe, and during the remaining year of my presidency the media tried to force everything else to revolve around it.
Richard M. Nixon

Only love interests me, and I am only in contact with things that revolve around love.
Marc Chagall

My core beliefs revolve around the idea that we should live to the best of our abilities-we should live and let live.
Enya

The forces that are in play on climate change essentially revolve around the generation of power, the transportation of goods and services and people, and the sorts of materials that we use to fuel the whole of our civilisation.
Peter Garrett

In my opinion, assassination theories will continue to revolve around these assassinations as they have around several other significant assassinations in American history. The assassination of President Lincoln comes to mind.
Louis Stokes

All elections revolve around and are often resolved by who raises the most money. That's unfair. I'd like to see that process changed, but it seems once you win and get to Congress, that doesn't happen.
John Murray

Revolve Translations

revolve in French is ruminer, ruminons, ruminez, ruminent
revolve in German is umkreise, umkreisen, sich drehen
revolve in Swedish is rotera

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