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revolve

/ɹiˈvɒlv/ree-VOLV
/ɹiˈvɑlv/ree-VAHLV

Meaningto roll round

Common meaning: to turn round a centre

‘again’ + ‘to roll, turn about’ → revolve

Journey through time

  1. Latinvolvō, volvī, volūtum‘to roll, turn about’
  2. Englishrevolve‘to turn round a centre’ · today

re- also in: reactrebelrelaxrepelreply

volv also in: evolvevolumeinvolverevolution

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin volvō ‘to roll, turn about’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry volvō, p. 2013 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry VOLUME, p. 690 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

evolveinvolverevolutionvolume

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