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Definition of "convolve" []

  • To roll together; coil up. (verb-transitive)
  • To form convolutions. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "convolve" in a sentence
  • "They in turn must not convolve the agenda with festering sores."
  • "Of course, it was distorted because NPJLSB had astigmatism, so then I used some kind of computer with clear screens and a virtual headset to de-convolve the image over 23 hours of super -computing time Ok, so I shut down the large Haydron accelerator, but this was important."
  • "The brain of the prizefighter does not convolve: he relies more on his "jabs" than on thoughts that burn"