convolute

English

WOTD – 9 July 2006

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒnvəˈluːt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑːnvəˈluːt/

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• Rhymes: -uːt

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To make unnecessarily complex.
2. (transitive) To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers.
3. (transitive) To confuse, mix up (something) with something else.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:convolute.

Derived terms

• convoluted

Related terms

• convolution
• convolve

Translations

to fold or coil

• Bulgarian: завивам (bg) (zavivam)
• Maori: whakakōiro

Adjective

convolute (comparative more convolute, superlative most convolute)

1. Convoluted.
2. (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

Latin

Participle

convolūte

1. vocative masculine singular of convolūtus