interweave

[ verb in-ter-weev; noun in-ter-weev ]

/ verb ˌɪn tərˈwiv; noun ˈɪn tərˌwiv /

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verb (used with object), in·ter·wove or in·ter·weaved, in·ter·wo·ven or in·ter·wove or in·ter·weaved, in·ter·weav·ing.

to weave together, as threads, strands, branches, or roots.

to intermingle or combine as if by weaving: to interweave truth with fiction.

verb (used without object), in·ter·wove or in·ter·weaved, in·ter·wo·ven or in·ter·wove or in·ter·weaved, in·ter·weav·ing.

to become woven together, interlaced, or intermingled.

noun

the act of interweaving or the state of being interwoven; blend: a perfect interweave of Spanish and American cultures.

Nearby words

intervillous lacuna, intervillous space, intervocalic, intervolve, interwar, interweave, interweb, interwind, interwork, intestable, intestacy

Origin of interweave

First recorded in 1570–80; inter- + weave

Related forms

in·ter·weave·ment, nounin·ter·weav·er, nounin·ter·weav·ing·ly, adverbun·in·ter·wo·ven, adjective

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Examples from the Web for interweave

Pop Life is kept aloft by an interweave of such connections between the art world and its financial support systems.
For Lust and Money|Anthony Haden-Guest|October 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The three interweave and are inextricable, in the total, but may be somewhat distinguished.
Expository Writing|Mervin James Curl
I possess a collection of these tales by Renucci, published at Bastia, and proposed to interweave some of them into my narrative.
Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia|Thomas Forester
Their affairs should interweave with the affairs of the child's dolls and brick castles and toy furniture.
Mankind in the Making|H. G. Wells

The following detached stanza I intend to interweave in some disastrous tale of a shepherd.
The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence.|Robert Burns and Allan Cunningham
The swallow over my window should interweave that thread or straw he carries in his bill into my web also.
Essays, First Series|Ralph Waldo Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for interweave

interweave

/ (ˌɪntəˈwiːv) /

verb -weaves, -weaving, -wove, -weaved, -woven, -wove or -weaved

to weave, blend, or twine together; intertwineAlso: interwork

Derived Forms

interweavement, nouninterweaver, noun

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