convolute
verbEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin convolvō Latin convolūtusbor. English convolute Borrowed from Latin convolūtum, past participle of convolvere (“to roll together”).
- borrowed from convolūtum
Definitions
To make unnecessarily complex.
To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers.
To confuse, mix up (something) with something else.
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Convoluted.
Coiled such that one edge is inside, and one outside the coil, giving a spiral effect in…
Coiled such that one edge is inside, and one outside the coil, giving a spiral effect in cross section.
The neighborhood
- neighborconvolution
- neighborconvolve
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for convolute. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA