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convolve

[kuh n-volv]
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verb (used with or without object), con·volved, con·volv·ing.
  1. to roll or wind together; coil; twist.
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Origin of convolve

1590–1600; < Latin convolvere, equivalent to con- con- + volvere to roll, turn, twist
Related formscon·volve·ment, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for convolve

convolve

verb
  1. to wind or roll together; coil; twist
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Word Origin

C16: from Latin convolvere; see convolute
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