convolve

verb

con·​volve kən-ˈvälv 

-ˈvȯlv,

 also  -ˈväv,

 or  -ˈvȯv

convolved; convolving

transitive verb

: to roll together : writhe

intransitive verb

: to roll together or circulate involvedly

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin convolvere "to give a whirling motion to, roll round or up, coil, twist, wrap round," from con- con- + volvere "to set in a circular course, cause to roll" — more at wallow entry 1

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for convolve

• absolve
• devolve
• dissolve
• evolve
• involve
• resolve
• revolve
• solve