deconvolve

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UK/diːkənˈvɒɫv/

verb

To subject data or a signal to deconvolution

Opposite
convolve
OriginEnglish convolve ← Latin convolvō ← Proto-Italic *wolwō →
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Meanings

verbdeconvolve (third-person singular simple present deconvolves, present participle deconvolving, simple past and past participle deconvolved)

present singular third person deconvolves · participle present deconvolving · participle past deconvolved · past deconvolved

  1. To subject data or a signal to deconvolution

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
convolve

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincon-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  13. Proto-Italic*wolwō
  14. Latinvolvō
  15. Latinconvolvō
  16. Englishconvolve
  17. Englishdeconvolve

From de- + convolve.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with deconvolve

solveinvolveresolveevolvedissolverevolveabsolvedevolvevolveconvolvecircumvolvecoevolveexsolveintervolveobvolvepreresolvepresolvereabsolvereconvolveredissolvereevolvereinvolvereresolvere-solve
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Cite this entry
APA

deconvolve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconvolve

MLA

“deconvolve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconvolve. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deconvolve,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconvolve.

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