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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But semiconductor makers and their customers are increasingly entwined.

From Barron's

The greenery of outside had come cascading in over the last hundred years, and there was a piano, entwined in ivy, and a cello, and some wooden instruments Christopher had never seen, covered in vines.

From Literature

Ms. Chan cites these prehistoric connections as examples of how tightly humanity has entwined music into its visual arts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cuba’s fate has long been entwined with Venezuela: subsidized Venezuelan oil has been a mainstay of its economy since shortly after Hugo Chávez took power in Venezuela in 1999.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Literature

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