entwine

American  

[en-twahyn] / ɛnˈtwaɪn /

verb (used with or without object)

entwined, entwining

1. to twine with, about, around, or together.

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entwine British  

/ ɪnˈtwaɪn /

verb

1. (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

We inched on along the path, our arms entwined, until we caught sight of the white nightshirt up ahead in a clearing.

From Literature

“Making the decision to entwine your financial life with that of strangers can be a really bad idea,” said Maria Gray, who moved to the Upper Woodies about a year-and-a-half before the fires.

From The Wall Street Journal

The military is deeply entwined in the government, with generals in charge of various functions throughout society.

From Salon

There is the solace the game provides entwined with the deep sadness of what might have been.

From BBC

For more than a century, the Greenwoods’ lives and fates were entwined with the trees they fought to exploit or protect.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• coil
• enmesh
• entangle
• intertwine
• interweave
• weave