involvo
Latin
Etymology
From in- (“in, at, on”) + volvō (“roll”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /inˈu̯ol.u̯oː/, [ɪnˈu̯ɔɫ̪u̯oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈvol.vo/, [iɱˈvɔlvo]
Verb
involvō (present infinitive involvere, perfect active involvī, supine involūtum); third conjugation
- I roll to or upon something.
- I roll about, wrap up, envelop, involve; cover, overwhelm; curl, coil up; veil.
- (figuratively) I involve or devote myself to something.
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References
- “involvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “involvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- involvo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.