Verb: convolute 'kón-vu,loot
- Curl, wind, or twist together
"The vines convoluted around the trellis";
- convolve
- Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
"The politician convoluted the facts to avoid blame";
- twist, twist around, pervert, sophisticate [archaic]
- (botany) rolled longitudinally upon itself
"a convolute petal";
- convoluted
Derived forms: convoluted, convolutes, convoluting
See also: coiled
Type of: bend, deform, denote, flex, refer, turn, twist
Encyclopedia: Convolute