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Meaning of CONVOLVE

Pronunciation:  kun'vâlv

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  curl, wind, or twist together
 
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 Synonyms: convolute
 
 See Also: bend, deform, turn, twist

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Con*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convolved}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Convolving}.] [L. convolvere, -volutum; con- +
volvere to roll. See {Voluble}.]
To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on
another.
      Then Satan first knew pain, And writhed him to and fro
      convolved.                               --Milton.
 

 

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