intertwine

[in-ter-twahyn]

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verb (used with or without object), in·ter·twined, in·ter·twin·ing.

to twine together.

Origin of intertwine

First recorded in 1635–45; inter- + twine¹

Related formsin·ter·twine·ment, nounin·ter·twin·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for intertwine

Contemporary Examples

The song will start as a skeleton sort of, and then we attack it much like an orchestra, getting all the parts to intertwine.
Mother Falcon the 18-Piece Indie Symphonic Rock Band Taking Texas By Storm
Abby Haglage
June 2, 2013
I am amazed at how much joy is possible to intertwine with so much pain and loss.
Inside a Home Funeral
Melissa Roberts Weidman
February 5, 2013

Historical Examples

Only staying together didn't require us to intertwine fingers.
Little Brother
Cory Doctorow
Who doubts that they, too, had vowed to unite wings, and intertwine branches!
Japanese Literature
Various
Intensest love and intensest hate can, at the same moment, intertwine their fibres in inextricable blending.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIII.--April, 1852.--Vol. IV.
Various
Flowers bloom most luxuriantly, and intertwine themselves in and around the sculpture on all sides.
From the Thames to the Tiber
J. Wardle
Beside the fallen monarch of the wood the lifting saplings bud and intertwine.
They of the High Trails
Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for intertwine

intertwine

verb

to unite or be united by twisting or twining togetherAlso: intertwist

Derived Formsintertwinement, nounintertwiningly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for intertwine

v.

1640s, from inter- + twine (v.). Related: Intertwined; intertwining.

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Examples from the Web for intertwine

Contemporary Examples

The song will start as a skeleton sort of, and then we attack it much like an orchestra, getting all the parts to intertwine.

I am amazed at how much joy is possible to intertwine with so much pain and loss.

Historical Examples

Only staying together didn't require us to intertwine fingers.

Who doubts that they, too, had vowed to unite wings, and intertwine branches!

Intensest love and intensest hate can, at the same moment, intertwine their fibres in inextricable blending.

Flowers bloom most luxuriantly, and intertwine themselves in and around the sculpture on all sides.

Beside the fallen monarch of the wood the lifting saplings bud and intertwine.

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Word Origin and History for intertwine

v.

Origin of intertwine