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Definition of: gyrate
(jī′rāt) v.i. gy·rat·ed, gy·rat·ing
1. To rotate or revolve.
2. To move in a spiral path; whirl, as a cyclone.
—adjective Zool. Having spiral or convoluted parts. [<L gyratus, pp. of gyrare gyrate <gyrus a circle <Gk. gyrus]
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