English Explanatory Dictionary

circumgyrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To move around something.
  2. To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit.
  3. To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
  4. To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
  5. To make circuits (around an area or space).
  6. To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something).
  7. To form into a bent or curved shape.

Pronunciation

/ˌsə.kəmˈdʒaɪ.ɹeɪt/ /ˌsɝ.kəmˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹeɪt/

Word forms

circumgyrate circumgyrates circumgyrating circumgyrated circumgyre

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin circumgȳrō; equivalent to circum- + gyrate.

Synonyms

orbit revolve rotate spin contort twine twist wreathe

Related words

circumgyration circumgyratory
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