interleave

American  

[in-ter-leev] / ˌɪn tərˈliv /

verb (used with object)

interleaved, interleaving

1. to provide blank leaves in (a book) for notes or written comments.

2. to insert blank leaves between (the regular printed leaves).

3. to insert something alternately and regularly between the pages or parts of.

   Interleave the eight-page form with carbon paper.

4. to insert (material) alternately and regularly between the pages or parts of something else.

   Interleave carbon paper between the pages of the form.

5. Computers.

   1. to arrange (an operation) so that two or more programs, sets of instructions, etc., are performed in an alternating fashion.

   2. to mix (data and control characters) in a single operation.

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interleave British  

/ ˌɪntəˈliːv /

verb

1. (often foll by with) to intersperse (with), esp alternately, as the illustrations in a book (with protective leaves)

2. to provide (a book) with blank leaves for notes, etc, or to protect illustrations

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Other Word Forms

• uninterleaved adjective

Etymology

Origin of interleave

First recorded in 1660–70; inter- + leave ³

Example Sentences

Her riddles interleave what reads like a sociological thesis told in free verse.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2021

So researchers interleave the data qubits with so-called ancillary qubits and establish a quantum link called entanglement between each ancilla and its neighbors.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 14, 2021

So instead of shooting 50 jumpers in a row and then 50 foul shots, I would interleave the shots.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2017

But the research shows unequivocally that mastery and long-term retention are much better if you interleave practice than if you mass it.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2014

A skilled writer can interleave multiple story lines, or deliberately manipulate suspense and surprise, or engage the reader with a chain of associations, each topic shunting the reader to the next.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker