obvolve

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UK/ɒbˈvɒlv/US/ɑbˈvɑlv/

verb

To enfold or wrap around; to cover by wrapping.

OriginLatin obvolvō →
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Meanings

verbobvolve (third-person singular simple present obvolves, present participle obvolving, simple past and past participle obvolved)

present singular third person obvolves · participle present obvolving · participle past obvolved · past obvolved

  1. obsoletetransitivebiologyTo enfold or wrap around; to cover by wrapping.

Origin

  1. Latinobvolvō
  2. Englishobvolve

From Latin obvolvō.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with obvolve

solveinvolveresolveevolvedissolverevolveabsolvedevolvevolveconvolvecircumvolvecoevolvedeconvolveexsolveintervolvepreresolvepresolvereabsolvereconvolveredissolvereevolvereinvolvereresolvere-solve
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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