intertwine

[ in-ter-twahyn ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈtwaɪn /

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

to twine together.

Nearby words

intertrochanteric crest, intertrochanteric line, intertropical, intertropical convergence zone, intertubercular plane, intertwine, intertwist, intertype, interurban, interureteric fold, interval

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

The song will start as a skeleton sort of, and then we attack it much like an orchestra, getting all the parts to intertwine.
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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|DAILY BEAST
A rose tree grows from Tristan's tomb and a vine from Isolt's, and the branches reach across the chapel and intertwine.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas|W. J. Henderson
Beside the fallen monarch of the wood the lifting saplings bud and intertwine.
They of the High Trails|Hamlin Garland

Flowers bloom most luxuriantly, and intertwine themselves in and around the sculpture on all sides.
From the Thames to the Tiber|J. Wardle
Threads of various hues had passed before him, but how to intertwine them was a question that already puzzled the reporter.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
Oft are the flowers of the bind-weed mistaken for the growth of the plant, which it chokes with its intertwine.
Literary Remains (1)|Coleridge

British Dictionary definitions for intertwine

intertwine

/ (ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn) /

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

intertwine

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

intertwine

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

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