interweave

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

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.

1. to weave together, as threads, strands, branches, or roots.
2. 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.

1. to become woven together, interlaced, or intermingled.

noun

1. the act of interweaving or the state of being interwoven; blend:

   a perfect interweave of Spanish and American cultures.

interweave

/ ˌɪntəˈwiːv /

verb

1. to weave, blend, or twine together; intertwine Alsointerwork

Derived Forms

• ˌinterˈweavement, noun
• ˈinterˌweaver, noun

Other Words From

• inter·weavement noun
• inter·weaver noun
• inter·weaving·ly adverb
• unin·ter·woven adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of interweave¹

First recorded in 1570–80; inter- + weave

Example Sentences

Lagos has an unplanned-ness to it, houses spring up everywhere like weeds, roads and streets interweave.

From The Daily Beast

Pop Life is kept aloft by an interweave of such connections between the art world and its financial support systems.

From The Daily Beast

This was beginning to touch him more closely now; his own threads were beginning to interweave in the scheme Merivale drew.

From Project Gutenberg

His lore on these last subjects was astonishing, he managed to interweave the station-master with the ornithologist.

From Project Gutenberg

He tried to interweave his reflections with hope, but he only half succeeded.

From Project Gutenberg

The swallow over my window should interweave that thread or straw he carries in his bill into my web also.

From Project Gutenberg

How can he expect Harry Penruddock to bend down and interweave the branches or twigs of?

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• fuse
• intertwine
• knit