intertwist

[in-ter-twist]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to twist together.

   intertwisted roots.

   Synonyms: intertwine

noun

1. the act of intertwisting or the condition of being intertwisted.

Other Word Forms

• intertwistingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of intertwist¹

First recorded in 1650–60; inter- + twist

Example Sentences

Intertwist, in-tėr-twist′, v.t. to twist together.—adv.

From Project Gutenberg

Intertangle, in-tėr-tang′gl, v.t, to intertwist.

From Project Gutenberg

And now the torrents from their mountain-beds Roar down uncheck'd; and serpents shaped of mist Writhe up to Heaven with unforbidden heads; And thunder-clouds, whose lightnings intertwist, Rack all the sky, and tear it into shreds, And shake the air like Titians that have kiss'd!

From Project Gutenberg

The strictly literary merit of none could be put high, and the method, that of forwarding the result by a complicated intertwist of letters and narratives, though it took the public fancy for a time, was clumsy; while the author followed his master in more than one aberration of taste and sentiment.

From Project Gutenberg

And it may be found likewise, at least by some, that in no book is there to be found such a constant intertwist of the passion which, in all humanity's higher representatives, goes with humour hand in hand—a loving yet a mutually critical pair.

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