Dictionary

intertwine en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• [-ɾəɹ-] (General-American)
• /ˌɪntəɹˈtwaɪn/ (General-American)
• /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English twine English intertwine From inter- + twine.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To twine (things) together.
   • 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. 2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 240c:
2. (transitive) To connect (things) closely.
3. (intransitive) To become twined together.
4. (figuratively, intransitive) To become mutually involved.
   • Iris changes in PXF closely intertwine with lenticular findings. 2013 December 20, “Preoperative considerations in patients with cataracts and pseudoexfoliation syndrome”, in Optometry Times:

Forms

Antonyms

unweave · unravel · untwine

Coordinates

tangle · interweave

Deriveds

intertwingle · intertwiner · intertwingle · intertwinement · intertwiningly

Hypernyms

join

Hyponyms

tangle · knot

Synonyms

interthread · intertwist · raddle · interweave · entwine · braid · entwist · twine · twist · interlace · lace · betwine · twine · ruddle · intertwine · lock · entwine · lace

Translations (47)

ru переплета́ть (to twine (things) together) · oc natar (to twine (things) together) · es entrelazarse (to become twined together) · ota طوقومق (to twine (things) together) · mk пре́плете (to twine (things) together) · enm twynen (to twine (things) together) · sv sammanflätas (to become twined together) · ru сплести́ (to twine (things) together) · es entretejerse (to become twined together) · fi kietoa (to twine (things) together) · it intrecciarsi (to become twined together) · fr s'entrelacer (to become twined together) · bg преплитам се (to become twined together) · gl entrelazar (to twine (things) together) · de verflechten (to twine (things) together) · es entretejer (to twine (things) together) · fr enchevêtrer (to twine (things) together) · pt trançar (to twine (things) together) · ru сплета́ться (to become twined together) · oc entrelaçar (to twine (things) together) · ar اِنْضَفَرَ (to become twined together) · fi punoa (to twine (things) together) · pt entrelaçar (to twine (things) together) · izh punnoa (to twine (things) together) · pt entrelaçar-se (to become twined together) · es entrelazar (to twine (things) together) · mk се пре́плете (to become twined together) · ru переплести́ (to twine (things) together) · ar تَدَاخَلَ (to become twined together) · fi punoutua (to become twined together) · cs proplést se (to become twined together) · ar تَشَابَكَ (to become twined together) · fr entrelacer (to twine (things) together) · ru переплести́сь (to become twined together) · oc trenar (to twine (things) together) · it intrecciare (to twine (things) together) · ru переплета́ться (to become twined together) · de sich verflechten (to become twined together) · cs proplést (to twine (things) together) · gd eadar-thoinn (to twine (things) together) · bg преплитам (to twine (things) together) · pt trançar-se (to become twined together) · ru сплести́сь (to become twined together) · ru сплета́ть (to twine (things) together) · fi kietoutua (to become twined together) · oc trelhar (to twine (things) together) · ckb تێکخستن (to become twined together)