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gyrate
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gyrate \Gy"rate\ (j[imac]"r[asl]t), a. [L. gyratus made in a circular form, p. p. of gyrare.] Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a circular course. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gyrate \Gy"rate\ (j[imac]"r[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gyrated (j[imac]"r[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Gyrating.] [L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See Gyre, n.] To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve. [1913 Webster]
