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Convolute (Verb)

Meaning 1

Curl, wind, or twist together.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • The roots of the plants began to convolute together as they outgrew their containers.
  • The artist carefully guided the wire to convolute into an intricate, three-dimensional sculpture.
  • An old tree's branches seemed to convolute in a way that suggested they had been entwined by time.
  • A gardener needs to gently guide the stems of climbing vines to convolute around a trellis.
  • After a while, the threads started to convolute into a ball as the spool malfunctioned.

Synonyms

  • Convolve

Hypernyms

  • Deform
  • Twist
  • Turn
  • Flex

Related Words

  • Convolution (noun)

Meaning 2

Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • The politician was accused of trying to convolute the issue by bringing up irrelevant facts during the debate.
  • To avoid being caught in a lie, she started to convolute her explanation, leaving her audience confused.
  • The salesman tried to convolute the details of the contract in an attempt to persuade the customer to sign.
  • Opponents claimed that the judge had managed to convolute the law to reach a verdict that favored the wealthy defendant.
  • The company's lawyers accused the whistleblower of trying to convolute the truth about the scandal to serve their own interests.

Synonyms

  • Sophisticate
  • Twist
  • Twist Around
  • Pervert

Hypernyms

  • Refer
  • Denote
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