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形容詞

revolute ‎(not comparable)

1. Rolled or recurved on itself.
2. (botany) Having the edges rolled with the abaxial side outward.

動詞

revolute ‎(三人称単数 現在形 revolutes, 現在分詞 revoluting, 過去形および過去分詞形 revoluted)

1. to roll back, curve upwards

語源 2

Back-formation from revolution.

動詞

revolute ‎(三人称単数 現在形 revolutes, 現在分詞 revoluting, 過去形および過去分詞形 revoluted)

1. to participate in or incite a revolution or revolt
   • 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.

アナグラム

• true love

Latin

Participle

revolūte

1. vocative masculine singular of revolūtus