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Verb

convolute (third-person singular simple present convolutes, present participle convoluting, simple past and past participle convoluted)

• (transitive) To make unnecessarily complex.
• (transitive) To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers.
  • ✤ The snake’s coils were tightly convoluted.
• (transitive) To confuse, mix up (something) with something else.

Adjective

convolute (comparative more convolute, superlative most convolute)

• Convoluted.
• (botany, of a leaf) Coiled such that one edge is inside, and one outside the coil, giving a spiral effect in cross section.
  • ✤ Hypernym: imbricate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convolūtum, past participle of convolvere (“to roll together”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌkɒnvəˈluːt/
• (US) IPA: /ˌkɑːnvəˈluːt/
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• Rhymes: -uːt

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