Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

revolute

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: rev-o-lute
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rolled or recurved on itself.

adj

Having the edges rolled with the abaxial side outward.

verb

to roll back, curve upwards

verb

to participate in or incite a revolution or revolt

Example Sentences

"The Hawaiians have ‘revoluted’ and dethroned the fat squaw they have hitherto chosen to call a queen."
"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."
"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin revolūtus, perfect passive participle of revolvō (“roll back”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: revolūtus

Inflected Forms

revolutes (present, singular) revoluting (participle, present) revoluted (participle, past) revoluted (past)

Derived Forms

revolutely semirevolute

Questions

What does revolute mean?: Rolled or recurved on itself.
Where does revolute come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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