revolute
To roll back, curve upwardsTo roll back, curve upwards
Meaning
2 sensesTo roll back, curve upwards
(rare)To participate in or incite a revolution or revolt
2003, Ed McClanahan, Famous People I Have Known I rocked and rolled. I ingested illicit substances. I revoluted.
2004, Samuel Hopkins Adams, The Unspeakable Perk “Pins through scarabs,” she laughed, “while beneath you Caracuna riots and revolutes and massacres foreigners.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin revolūtus, perfect passive participle of revolvō (“roll back”). Back-Borrowed from Latin revolūtus, perfect passive participle of revolvō (“roll back”).
Back-formation from revolution.
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Forms
revolutes, revoluting, revoluted, revolutedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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