"circumvolve" meaning in English

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          "text": "[W]hen 'ere vvee circumvolve our Eyes, / Such rich, ſuch freſh, ſuch ſvveet varietyes, / Raviſh our ſpirits, that entranc't vvee ſee / None vvrites lov's paſſion in the vvorld, like Thee.",
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        "To cause (something) to revolve or roll around; to put (something) into a circular motion."
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        "(transitive) To cause (something) to revolve or roll around; to put (something) into a circular motion."
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          "text": "Firſt vvith nice eye emerging Naiads cull / From leathery pods the vegetable vvool [cotton]; / VVith vviry teeth revolving cards releaſe / The tangled knots, and ſmooth the ravell'd fleece; / […] / Then fly the ſpoles, the rapid axles glovv, / And ſlovvly circumvolves the labouring vvheel belovv.",
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          "text": "The oracle is now about to be / Fulfilled by circumvolving destiny; / Which says: \"Thebes, choose reform or civil war, / When through your streets, instead of hare with dogs, / A Consort Queen shall hunt a King with hogs, / Riding upon the Ionian Minotaur.\"",
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        "To move or revolve around something."
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        "(intransitive) To move or revolve around something."
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          "text": "[W]hen 'ere vvee circumvolve our Eyes, / Such rich, ſuch freſh, ſuch ſvveet varietyes, / Raviſh our ſpirits, that entranc't vvee ſee / None vvrites lov's paſſion in the vvorld, like Thee.",
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