revolve
verb
re·volve ri-ˈvälv 
-ˈvȯlv,
also -ˈväv,
or -ˈvȯv
revolved; revolving
transitive verb
1
: to turn over at length in the mind : ponder
revolve a scheme
2
a
obsolete : to cause to go round in an orbit
b
: rotate sense 1
intransitive verb
1
: recur
2
a
: to ponder something
b
: to remain under consideration
ideas revolved in his mind
3
a
: to move in a curved path round a center or axis
b
: to turn or roll round on an axis
4
: to have or come to a specified focus : center —usually used with around
the dispute revolved around wages
revolvable
ri-ˈväl-və-bəl
adjective -ˈvȯl-
also -ˈvä-və-
or -ˈvȯ-və-
Synonyms
- pivot
- roll
- rotate
- spin
- swing
- swirl
- swivel
- turn
- twirl
- twist
- wheel
- whirl
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
As the gear revolves, it turns the other gears. The Earth revolves on its axis. The software allows you to revolve images.
Recent Examples on the Web His first musical memories revolve around the big-band albums his father played on the family Magnavox record player. 
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2022 Other goals revolve around expanding wholesale orders beyond the U.K. market and designing more book covers to showcase her love of reading. Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2022 Ars readers have seen this in systems made by Analogue, which tend to revolve around a single console family and a working cartridge slot, along with the MiSTer community, which goes a different route. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 29 July 2022 When parents talk to their kids about divorce, those initial discussions tend to revolve around all the things that will change. John Duffy, CNN, 13 June 2021 In other words, these numbers don't tell me if the plan projections are successful already and whether the bulk of my instructions can just revolve around the tactical side of things – investment changes, tax efficiency, RSU strategizing, etc. Gideon Drucker, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Both Genesis Mini models are made by the same team at M2 and apparently revolve around the same emulation cores and interfaces. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 29 July 2022 Today’s shifts revolve around the clear truth that consumers have raised the bar by controlling their relationship with brands and determining their own levels of engagement. Erin Hutchinson, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Most of the violations noted by state regulators in a July 27 letter sent to Youth Health Associates Eagle Academy revolve around an April 21 assault, when regulators say a young person found a shovel and hit several other teenagers with it. Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 See More
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2022 Other goals revolve around expanding wholesale orders beyond the U.K. market and designing more book covers to showcase her love of reading. Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2022 Ars readers have seen this in systems made by Analogue, which tend to revolve around a single console family and a working cartridge slot, along with the MiSTer community, which goes a different route. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 29 July 2022 When parents talk to their kids about divorce, those initial discussions tend to revolve around all the things that will change. John Duffy, CNN, 13 June 2021 In other words, these numbers don't tell me if the plan projections are successful already and whether the bulk of my instructions can just revolve around the tactical side of things – investment changes, tax efficiency, RSU strategizing, etc. Gideon Drucker, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Both Genesis Mini models are made by the same team at M2 and apparently revolve around the same emulation cores and interfaces. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 29 July 2022 Today’s shifts revolve around the clear truth that consumers have raised the bar by controlling their relationship with brands and determining their own levels of engagement. Erin Hutchinson, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Most of the violations noted by state regulators in a July 27 letter sent to Youth Health Associates Eagle Academy revolve around an April 21 assault, when regulators say a young person found a shovel and hit several other teenagers with it. Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English revolven "to pass (of time), wind round, roll," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French revolver "to turn, turn over (in the mind)," borrowed from Latin revolvere "to roll back to a starting point, bring back round, (passive) travel in a circular course, return to a starting point," from re- re- + volvere "to set in a circular course, cause to roll, bring round" — more at wallow entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Phrases Containing revolve
Kids Definition
revolve
verb
re·volve ri-ˈvälv
-ˈvȯlv
revolved; revolving
1
: to move in an orbit
Planets revolve around the sun.
2
: rotate sense 1
revolved
verb
1
as in rotated
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis the salesclerk revolved the glass display case so I could see the watchbands on the reverse side Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- rotated
- turned
- swung
- twirled
- spun
- swirled
- twisted
- pivoted
- swiveled
- whirled
- rolled
- swivelled
- wheeled
- screwed
- unscrewed
- cranked
- coiled
- reeled
- circulated
- twiddled
- wound
- winded
2
as in spun
to move in circles around an axis or center the sidereal day measures the time it takes the Earth to revolve completely about its axis with respect to the fixed stars Synonyms & Similar Words
- rotated
- spun
- turned
- whirled
- twirled
- rolled
- circled
- gyrated
- swirled
- curled
- pirouetted
- spiraled
- pivoted
- pinwheeled
- curved
- wheeled
- twisted
- spiralled
- orbited
- coiled
- rounded
- encircled
- twined
- circulated
- swiveled
- ringed
- wound
- swivelled
- winded
3
as in pondered
to give serious and careful thought to for the next several hours he kept revolving the cryptic message in his mind, trying to make sense of it Synonyms & Similar Words
- pondered
- debated
- contemplated
- entertained
- considered
- studied
- questioned
- weighed
- explored
- eyed
- deliberated
- analyzed
- reviewed
- ruminated
- meditated
- turned
- cogitated
- looked at
- chewed on
- chewed over
- perpended
- reminisced
- kicked around
- concluded
- digested
- mulled (over)
- believed
- conceived
- thought (about or over)
- reasoned
- pored (over)
- beat one's brains out (about)
- opined
- cudgeled one's brains (about)
- wrestled (with)
- absorbed
- assimilated
- reflected (on or upon)
- mused (upon)
- second-guessed
- fixated (on or upon)
- speculated (about)
- brooded (about or over)
- obsessed (about or over)
- fretted (about or over)
- dwelled (on or upon)
- drank (in)
- dwelt (on or upon)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ignored
- disregarded
- overlooked
- dismissed
- rejected
- slighted
- pooh-poohed
- poohed