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Latin
Etymology
From ob- + volvō (“roll”).
Pronunciation
Verb
obvolvō (present infinitive obvolvere, perfect active obvolvī, supine obvolūtum); third conjugation
- to wrap around, cover all over, muffle up; smother
- Synonyms: indūcō, adoperiō, nūbō, cooperiō, vēlō, obnūbō, occulō, verrō, tegō
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References
- “obvolvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obvolvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obvolvo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.