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entwine

  • /ɪnˈtwaɪn/ UK
  • /ɪnˈtwaɪn/ US

Rhymes with -aɪn

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old French en-bor.

Middle English en-

English en-

English twine

English entwine

From en- + twine (verb).

verb entwines · entwining · entwined · intwine

  1. To twist or twine around something (or one another). Twilight, ascending slowly from the east, / Entwin'd in duskier wreaths her braided locks / O'er the fair front and radiant eyes of day; […]

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