"convolute" meaning in English

See convolute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌkɒnvəˈluːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌkɑːnvəˈluːt/ [US] Audio: en-us-convolute.ogg , en-au-convolute.ogg Forms: more convolute [comparative], most convolute [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin convolūtum, past participle of convolvere (“to roll together”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|convolūtum}} Latin convolūtum Head templates: {{en-adj}} convolute (comparative more convolute, superlative most convolute)
  1. Convoluted.
    Sense id: en-convolute-en-adj-GW7rNRhv
  2. (botany, of a leaf) Coiled such that one edge is inside, and one outside the coil, giving a spiral effect in cross section. Hypernyms: imbricate
    Sense id: en-convolute-en-adj-3Sv3hCRo Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 57 5 6 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 37 11 8 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 47 9 7 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 58 7 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 44 10 7 23 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˌkɒnvəˈluːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌkɑːnvəˈluːt/ [US] Audio: en-us-convolute.ogg , en-au-convolute.ogg Forms: convolutes [present, singular, third-person], convoluting [participle, present], convoluted [participle, past], convoluted [past]
Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin convolūtum, past participle of convolvere (“to roll together”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|convolūtum}} Latin convolūtum Head templates: {{en-verb}} convolute (third-person singular simple present convolutes, present participle convoluting, simple past and past participle convoluted)
  1. (transitive) To make unnecessarily complex. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-convolute-en-verb-cN7fphY-
  2. (transitive) To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers. Tags: transitive Translations (to fold or coil): завивам (zavivam) (Bulgarian), whakakōiro (Maori), zwijać [imperfective] (Polish), zwinąć [perfective] (Polish), skręcać [imperfective] (Polish), skręcić [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-convolute-en-verb-R~Rv0PDM Disambiguation of 'to fold or coil': 0 100 0
  3. (transitive) To confuse, mix up (something) with something else. Tags: transitive Translations (to confuse, mix up): enrevesar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-convolute-en-verb-kyNsY-AX Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 27 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 17 27 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 27 53 Disambiguation of 'to confuse, mix up': 0 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: convoluted, convolutive, deconvolute, subconvolute Related terms: convolution, convolve

Inflected forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-01-13 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (96027d6 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.