in-volvō vī, ūtus, ere, to roll, roll upon: Ossae involvere Olympum, V.: montes, O.: armenta secum, sweep away, V.

—To roll about, wrap up, envelop, involve: Involvēre diem nimbi, V.: prodire involuto capite: sinistras sagis, Cs.: involvi fumo, O.

—To cover, overwhelm: aquā navem, V.

—Fig., to inwrap, wrap, infold, envelop, surround: se litteris, devote: pacis nomine bellum involutum: Obscuris vera, V.: meā Virtute me, H.: fraudibus involuti, Ta.