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    revolve
    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 verb
      1. [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.
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ turn to move around a central or fixed point: The wheels of the train began to turn.
       ▪ go around (also go round British English) to turn around a central point. Go around is a little more informal than turn and is very common in everyday English: When the fan goes around, the warm air is pushed back downwards.
       ▪ revolve/rotate to turn around and around a central point. Rotate and revolve are more formal than turn and sound more technical: The Earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours. | The stage revolves at various points during the performance.
       ▪ spin to turn around many times very quickly: The ice skater began to spin faster and faster.
       ▪ whirl /wɜːl $ wɜːrl/ to spin around extremely quickly, often in a powerful or uncontrolled way: The blades of the helicopter whirled overhead.
       ▪ twirl (around) to spin around quickly, especially as part of a dance or performance: The couples were twirling around on the dance floor.
       ▪ swirl (around) to move around quickly in a circular movement, especially when the movement goes outwards or upwards from the center: Her white skirt swirled around her legs as she danced. | The leaves began to swirl around.
       ▪ spiral to move in a continuous curve that gets nearer to or further from its central point as it goes around: The smoke spiralled toward the ceiling.