intertwine

[in-ter-twahyn]

verb (used with or without object)

intertwined, intertwining 

1. to twine together.

intertwine

/ ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn /

verb

1. Also: intertwist. to unite or be united by twisting or twining together

Other Word Forms

• intertwinement noun
• intertwiningly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of intertwine¹

First recorded in 1635–45; inter- + twine ¹

Example Sentences

On songs like “Slushy” and “Predictable Girl,” she intertwines a menagerie of robotic, spacey sirens with tinges of Jersey club beats and ’90s-influenced R&B chords.

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The moves by Microsoft and Amazon to work against a company they are deeply intertwined with highlights the fierce nature of the artificial-intelligence race.

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The book follows the story of two castrati who become successful opera singers in Venice and whose lives are intertwined.

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Every major firm on Wall Street was either bankrupt or fatally intertwined with a bankrupt system.

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This year, two high-profile bankruptcies spooked investors as they contend with the increasingly intertwined worlds of banking and private capital.

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Related Words

• convolute 
• entwine 
• interlace 
• interweave 
• mesh 
• tangle 
• weave