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verb · intransitive

volvulate

volvulate · volvulates · volvulated · volvulating

To twist or form a knot: to undergo volvulusTo twist or form a knot: to undergo volvulus.

Meaning

1 senses

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

Origin

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

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

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Forms

volvulates, volvulating, volvulated, volvulated

Base form	volvulate · to volvulate
3rd person singular	volvulates
Present participle	volvulating
Past simple	volvulated
Past participle	volvulated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	volvulate
he, she, it	volvulates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

volvulated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have volvulated
he, she, it	has volvulated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will volvulate

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

1 related words

Relateddetorsion

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

voluntaryC1 volunteerB2 voluptuous vomitB2 voodoo

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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