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circumrotate

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cir⋅cum⋅ro⋅tate

  [sur-kuhm-roh-teyt]
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–verb (used without object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
to rotate like a wheel.
Origin:
< L circumrotātus (ptp. of circumrotāre), equiv. to circum- circum- + rotātus; see rotate

Related forms:
cir⋅cum⋅ro⋅ta⋅tion, noun
cir⋅cum⋅ro⋅ta⋅to⋅ry  [sur-kuhm-roh-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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cir·cum·ro·tate   (sûr'kəm-rō'tāt')   
intr.v.   cir·cum·ro·tat·ed, cir·cum·ro·tat·ing, cir·cum·ro·tat·es
To turn like a wheel; revolve.
cir'cum·ro·ta'tion n., cir'cum·ro'ta·to'ry (-tə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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