REVOLUTIVE
Re*vol"u*tive, a.
Defn: Inclined to revolve things in the mind; meditative. [Obs.]
Feltham.
REVOLVABLE
Re*volv"a*ble, a.
Defn: That may be revolved.
REVOLVE
Re*volve", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Revolved(); p. pr. & vb. n.
Revolving.] Etym: [L. revolvere, revolutum; pref. re- re- + volvere
to roll, turn round. See Voluble, and cf. Revolt, revolution.]
1. 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. If the earth revolve thus, each house pear the equator must move a thousand miles an hour. I. Watts.
2. To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets revolve round the sun.
3. To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.
4. To return; to pass. [R.] Ayliffe.
REVOLVE
Re*volve", v. t.