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intertwine

(ɪntəʳtwaɪn)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense intertwines, present participle intertwining, past tense, past participle intertwined
1. verb
If two or more things are intertwined or intertwine, they are closely connected with each other in many ways.
Their destinies are intertwined. [be VERB-ed]
Three major narratives intertwine within Foucault's text, 'Madness and Civilisation'. [VERB]
He intertwines personal reminiscences with the story of British television. [VERB noun + with]
Her fate intertwined with his. [VERB + with]
[Also VERB noun]
2. verb
If two things intertwine, they are twisted together or go over and under each other.
Trees, undergrowth and creepers intertwined, blocking our way. [VERB]
The towels were embroidered with their intertwined initials. [VERB-ed]
[Also V + with]
Synonyms: interweave, entwine, interlace, cross More Synonyms of intertwine

intertwine in British English

(ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn)
verb
to unite or be united by twisting or twining together
Also: intertwist
Derived forms
intertwinement (ˌinterˈtwinement)
noun
intertwiningly (ˌinterˈtwiningly) or intertwistingly (ˌinterˈtwistingly)
adverb

intertwine in American English

(ˌɪntərˈtwaɪn; ˈɪntərˌtwaɪn)
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˌinterˈtwined or ˌinterˈtwining
to twine together; intertwist

Examples of 'intertwine' in a sentence
intertwine

These two strands of his life are intertwined.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The surgery storylines are fabulously intertwined with the relationships between the staff.
The Sun (2009)
But this is a world increasingly intertwined with our own.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The paradox is poignant and the lives of the two drivers remain intertwined.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Defence is where politics and business are inextricably intertwined.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We are closely intertwined with economic growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Happiness and success continue to be intertwined in adult life.
Paul Martin MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE (2005)
The two inner circles are just as closely intertwined.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The educational system and the capitalist economy are closely intertwined.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
Monetary policy and financial stability policy will become closely intertwined.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Our four nations are inextricably intertwined.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Oil and politics are inextricably intertwined.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It's a cracking read about racing and betting and how the two are intertwined.
The Sun (2010)
Indeed, the two were frequently intertwined.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But this is a false distinction: the two are fatally intertwined.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The issues are deeply intertwined and hugely complex, and no single set of rulings will be definitive.
Geoffrey A. Moore INSIDE THE TORNADO: MARKETING STRATEGIES FROM SILICON VALLEY'S CUTTING EDGE (2001)
I do not know how my life got so intertwined with all this.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It is a wonderfully informative, entertaining overview of the deeply intertwined relationship between our political system and its founding text.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The two are inevitably intertwined.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The two, though, are inextricably intertwined.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The entire modern history of South Africa is inextricably intertwined with sport.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
intertwine

British English: intertwine VERB
If two or more things are intertwined or intertwine, they are closely connected with each other in many ways.
Their destinies are intertwined.
  • American English: intertwine
  • Brazilian Portuguese: entrelaçar
  • Chinese: 纠缠在一起
  • European Spanish: entrelazar
  • French: être étroitement lié
  • German: sich ineinander verschlingen
  • Italian: intrecciare
  • Japanese: 絡み合わせる/絡み合う
  • Korean: 밀접하게 관련되다
  • European Portuguese: entrelaçar
  • Latin American Spanish: entrelazar

(verb) 
Definition
to twist together
Trees and creepers intertwined, blocking our way.
Synonyms
interweave
The programme successfully interweaves words and pictures.
entwine
I reached over and entwined our fingers.
interlace
cross
The two roads cross at this junction.
link
twist
The fibres are twisted together during spinning.
braid
She had almost finished braiding Sita's hair.
convolute
reticulate
interwreathe
inweave

Additional synonyms

in the sense of braid
Definition
to interweave (hair, thread, etc.)
She had almost finished braiding Sita's hair.
Synonyms
interweave,
weave,
lace,
intertwine,
plait,
entwine,
twine,
ravel,
interlace
in the sense of cross
Definition
to meet and pass
The two roads cross at this junction.
Synonyms
intersect,
meet,
intertwine,
crisscross
in the sense of entwine
Definition
to twist together or round something else
I reached over and entwined our fingers.
Synonyms
twist,
surround,
embrace,
weave,
knit,
braid,
encircle,
wind,
intertwine,
interweave,
plait,
twine,
ravel,
interlace,
entwist (archaic)

Nearby words of
intertwine

  • intersperse
  • interspersed
  • interstice
  • intertwine
  • interval
  • intervene
  • intervention

Synonyms of 'intertwine'

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