1. to twist together or coil
2. to make something complex or difficult to understand

1. twisted together; coiled
Usage: technical
2. extremely complex or difficult to follow

Examples

• The snake convoluted its body around the branch.
• Don’t convolute the instructions with unnecessary details.
• The convolute shell of the nautilus fascinated the marine biologist.
• His convolute explanation only confused the students more.
• The garden hose was convoluted after being stored improperly.
• The legal document was so convolute that even lawyers struggled to understand it.
• She tried not to convolute her argument with too many examples.