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What does convolve mean?

Verb convolves, convolving, convolved
convolve - curl, wind, or twist together
		convolute
		flex, bend, deform, twist, turn cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

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convolve (v. t.)
To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on another.

convolve
kon-volv′, v.t. to roll together, or one part on another.—adjs. Con′volute, -d, rolled together, or one part on another.—n. Convolū′tion, a twisting: a fold. [L. con, together, volvĕre, -utum, to roll.]