rotate (v)
circumvolve (v)

v02045790

type v
lex_filenum 38
def cause to turn on an axis or center
examples Rotate the handle
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Cause revolve, go around, rotate
Verb Group revolve, go around, rotate
Hypernym turn
Derivationally related form circumvolve → circumvolution
Derivationally related form rotate → rotatory; rotate → rotation
Hyponym crank, crank up; whirl, birl, spin, twirl; birl, birle
Incoming links
Derivationally related form rotatory → rotate; rotation → rotate
Derivationally related form circumvolution → circumvolve
Entailment unscrew
Hypernym crank, crank up; whirl, birl, spin, twirl; birl, birle
Hyponym turn
Verb Group revolve, go around, rotate

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