entwine

American

[en-twahyn] / ɛnˈtwaɪn /

verb (used with or without object)

entwined, entwining

to twine with, about, around, or together.

entwine British

/ ɪnˈtwaɪn /

verb

(of two or more things) to twine together or (of one or more things) to twine around (something else)

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Other Word Forms

entwinement noun

Etymology

Origin of entwine

First recorded in 1590–1600; en- ¹ + twine ¹

Example Sentences

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Now, for the first time, Myanmar's long civil war and its scam crisis are entwined.

From BBC

We all three mourned over these artifacts that attest to the entwined histories that we can celebrate now.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Ms. Wilson, who was accustomed to working and reworking recipes until they were perfected, was intrigued by how and why an inanimate kitchen object could become so emotionally entwined with her very being.

From The Wall Street Journal

As private-credit assets balloon and grow increasingly entwined with the banking system, a Federal Reserve official is calling for a closer examination of the funds that make the private-credit industry run.

From Barron's

“Twelve years to you is but a day to me,” Nyame responds, grief entwined with his words.

From Literature

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