intertwine

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intertwine

  • /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn/ UK
  • /ˌɪntəɹˈtwaɪn/ US
  • [-ɾəɹ-] US

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verb intertwines · intertwining · intertwined

  1. transitive To twine (things) together. You see, no doubt, that yet again, thanks to this intertwining, our many-headed sophist has forced us against our will to admit that what is not is in a way.

    Similar: entwine, lace, twine

  2. transitive To connect (things) closely.
  3. intransitive To become twined together.
  4. figuratively, intransitive To become mutually involved. Iris changes in PXF closely intertwine with lenticular findings.

Similar: betwine, braid, entwist, entwine, interlace, interthread, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, lace, lock, raddle, ruddle, twine, twist · Opposite: unravel, untwine, unweave

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verb to twine (things) together

Españolentretejer, entrelazar
Portuguêsentrelaçar, trançar
Françaisenchevêtrer, entrelacer
Deutschverflechten
Italianointrecciare
Русскийпереплета́ть perepletátʹ, переплести́ pereplestí, сплета́ть spletátʹ, сплести́ splestí

verb to become twined together

Españolentretejerse, entrelazarse
Portuguêsentrelaçar-se, trançar-se
Françaiss'entrelacer
Deutschsich verflechten
Italianointrecciarsi
Русскийпереплета́ться perepletátʹsja, переплести́сь pereplestísʹ, сплета́ться spletátʹsja, сплести́сь splestísʹ
العربيةاِنْضَفَرَ inḍafara, تَدَاخَلَ tadāḵala, تَشَابَكَ tašābaka

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@misc{intertwine_2026,
  title = {intertwine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intertwine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}