volve

V4O1L1V4E1
UK/vɒlv/US/vɑlv/

verb

To turn over in the mind; to ponder.

OriginLatin volvēre →
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Meanings

verbvolve (third-person singular simple present volves, present participle volving, simple past and past participle volved)

present singular third person volves · participle present volving · participle past volved · past volved

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo turn over in the mind; to ponder.

Origin

  1. Latinvolvēre“to turn”
  2. Englishvolve

From Latin volvēre (“to turn”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with volve

solveinvolveresolveevolvedissolverevolveabsolvedevolveconvolvecircumvolvecoevolvedeconvolveexsolveintervolveobvolvepreresolvepresolvereabsolvereconvolveredissolvereevolvereinvolvereresolvere-solve
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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