intertwine

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intertwine

Two colorful ribbons intertwine on a wooden craft table.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To twist or weave together: To cause two or more things to become connected by twisting or winding them around each other.
    • To be closely connected or mixed: To be linked or combined in a complex or inseparable way.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • The vines intertwine around the old fence.
    • Their lives became deeply intertwined after years of friendship.
    • She intertwined the red and blue ribbons to make a braid.
Advanced Usage
  • "to become intertwined": to become mixed or connected in a complex way.
    • The economic and political issues are intertwined.
  • "intertwining narratives": stories that are closely connected and affect each other.
    • The novel features two intertwining narratives that converge at the end.
Variants and Related Words
  • Intertwined (adj): twisted together; closely connected.
    • They have intertwined fates.
  • Intertwining (adj/n): the act or process of intertwining.
    • The intertwining of the ropes made them very strong.
Synonyms
  • Entwine: to twist together.
  • Interlace: to cross over and under each other.
  • Interweave: to weave together.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form distinct phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms
  • "intertwined with": closely linked or mixed with something else.
    • His personal history is intertwined with the history of the city.
intertwine

Two colorful ribbons intertwine on a wooden craft table.

Verb
  1. make a loop in
    • loop a rope
  2. make lacework by knotting or looping
  3. spin,wind, or twist together
    • intertwine the ribbons
    • Twine the threads into a rope
    • intertwined hearts

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