gyrate
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪt
[edit] Etymology
from Ancient Greek γυρός (gyros, “round, curved”) through Latin into Middle English to English
[edit] Verb
gyrate (third-person singular simple present gyrates, present participle gyrating, simple past and past participle gyrated)
- To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.
[edit] Adjective
gyrate (comparative more gyrate, superlative most gyrate)
- (biology) Having coils or convolutions
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
gȳrāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of gȳrō
