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volvulate

volvulate verb: to twist or form a knot: to undergo volvulus.

Verb

volvulate (third-person singular simple present volvulates, present participle volvulating, simple past and past participle volvulated)

  1. (especially) To twist or form a knot: to undergo volvulus.
    Synonyms:
    volvulize

Synonyms of volvulate

Forms of volvulate

third-person singular presentvolvulates
present participlevolvulating
past participlevolvulated
pastvolvulated

Origin of volvulate

From vovlul(us) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Latin volvere (“to twist round”).

Questions about volvulate

What does volvulate mean?
Volvulate means to twist or form a knot: to undergo volvulus.
What part of speech is volvulate?
Volvulate is a verb.
What is the past tense of volvulate?
The past tense of volvulate is volvulated.

Words near volvulate in the dictionary

  1. volvocine
  2. Volvos
  3. volvox
  4. volvoxes
  5. volvular
  6. volvulate
  7. volvulated
  8. volvulates
  9. volvulating
  10. volvuli
  11. volvulize

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