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Added 9 October 2026

convolve

/kənˈvɒlv/ verb

Latin root: convolvere Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about convolve at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Curl, wind, or twist together.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin convolvere (“roll together”), from con- (“together”) + volvō (“roll”); see voluble, volute, and compare involve, evolve, revolve.

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