revolve in WordNet English dictionary

1. turn on or around an axis or a center
   "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
   revolve  go around  rotate 
   
2. move in an orbit
   "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"
   orb  orbit  revolve 
   
3. cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
   "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"
   roll  revolve