convolve

verb con·volve \kən-ˈvälv, -ˈvȯlv also -ˈväv or -ˈvȯv\

con·volvedcon·volv·ing

Definition of CONVOLVE

transitive verb

: to roll together : writhe

intransitive verb

: to roll together or circulate involvedly

Latin convolvere, from com- + volvere to roll — more at voluble

First Known Use: 1616

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