verb
- Curl, wind, or twist together.
- synonyms: convolve
- Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive.
- usage: "Don't twist my words"
- synonyms: twist, twist around, pervert, sophisticate
adjective
- Rolled longitudinally upon itself.
- usage: "a convolute petal"
- synonyms: convoluted
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