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Webster 1913 Edition

Intertwine

Inˊter-twine′

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Verb.
T.
To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to interlace.
Milton.

Inˊter-twine′

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Verb.
I.
To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.

Inˊter-twine′

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Noun.
The act of intertwining, or the state of being intertwined.
Coleridge.

Webster 1828 Edition

Intertwine

INTERTWI'NE

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Verb.
T.
[inter and twine.] To unite by twining or twisting one with another.

Definition 2024

intertwine

intertwine

English

Verb

intertwine ‎(third-person singular simple present intertwines, present participle intertwining, simple past and past participle intertwined)

  1. (transitive) To twine something together.
    • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 240c.
      You see, no doubt, that yet again, thanks to this intertwining, our many-headed sophist has forced us against our will to admit that what is not is in a way.
  2. (intransitive) To become twined together.

Synonyms

  • (twine around each other): entwine

Translations

Etymology

inter- +‎ twine

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