English
Etymology 1
From Latin revolutus, past participle of revolvo "roll back".
Adjective
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- roll|Rolled or recurved on itself.
Verb
en-verb|revolut|ing
- to roll back, curve upwards
Etymology 2
back-form|revolution
Verb
en-verb|revolut|ing
- to participate in or incite a revolution or revolt
Quotations
1893, Daily Evening Expositor, editorial, January 28
:The Hawaiians have �revoluted� and dethroned the fat squaw they have hitherto chosen to call a queen.
1996, Lester D. Langley, The Banana Men: American Mercenaries and Entrepreneurs in Central America, 1880-1930
:Christmas always thought himself a �patriotic American,� but, as he saw the matter, a little �revoluting� on behalf of his benefactors�Manuel Bonilla and Estrada Cabrera�in no sense harmed the interestes of the United States.
2000, Barbara Bush, Imperialism, Race and Resistance: Africa and Britain 1919-1945
:Achimota was Fraser�s life�s work, evidence that �the glorious West African people� were gradually changing their conditions by �evolving not revoluting [sic]�.
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.
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