intertwine
verbUK /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn/ · US /ˌɪntəɹˈtwaɪn/
Etymology From inter- + twine.
1
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
To connect (things) closely.
3
To become twined together.
4
Figuratively 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:
- Synonyms
- betwine, braid, entwist, entwine, interlace, interthread, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, lace, lock, raddle, ruddle, twine, twist
- Derived terms
- intertwinement, intertwiner, intertwingle, intertwiningly
- Hypernyms
- join