Word Study
convolve
CIDE DICTIONARY
convolve, v. t. [L. convolvere, -volutum; con- + volvere to roll. See Voluble.].
To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another. [1913 Webster]
"Then Satan first knew pain,
And writhed him to and fro convolved." [1913 Webster]
And writhed him to and fro convolved." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
convolve, v.tr. & intr. (esp. as convolved adj.) roll together; coil up.
Etymology
L convolvere (as CONVOLUTED)
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