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2 حَوَّضَ see 1, in four places. ― -b2- أَنَا أُحَوِّضُ حَوْلَ ذٰلِكَ الأَمْرِ (tropical:) I have within my compass, or power, and care, that thing, or affair; expl. by أَدُورُ حَوْلَهُ: (S, A, O, L, K: *) like أَحَوِّطُ: mentioned by Yaakoob: from مُحَوَّضٌ, explained below: (S:) in the K, [هٰذَا is put in the place of ذلك, and] لَكَ is erroneously put for حول. (TA.) You say also, فُلَانٌ يَحَوِّضُ حَوْلَ فُلَانَةَ (tropical:) Such a man has within his power and care such a female, (يَدُورُ حَوْلَهَا,) and toys, dallies, wantons, or holds amorous converse, with her. (A, TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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