interweave
verb
in·ter·weave ˌin-tər-ˈwēv 
interwove ˌin-tər-ˈwōv also interweaved; interwoven ˌin-tər-ˈwō-vən also interweaved; interweaving
also interweaved; interwoven ˌin-tər-ˈwō-vən also interweaved; interweaving transitive verb
1
: to weave together
2
: to mix or blend together
interweaving his own insights … with letters and memoirs
Phoebe Adams
Phoebe Adamsintransitive verb
: intertwine, intermingle
interweave
ˈin-tər-ˌwēv
noun interwoven
ˌin-tər-ˈwō-vən
adjective 
Synonyms
- enlace
- entwine
- implicate [archaic]
- interlace
- intertwine
- intertwist
- inweave
- lace
- ply
- twist
- weave
- wreathe
- writhe
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Example Sentences
a house built from poles interwoven with vines a mat of interwoven fibers
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Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2022 The prime attraction is guitars—including folky varieties such as Dobro, lap steel, and baritone guitar—that interweave with the haphazard, rhythmic grace of rustling branches. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 May 2022 The disparate experiences of characters living in Southern California — far from the glitz of Hollywood — gradually interweave to create a celebration of families made all the more poignant by the constant threat of separation, exile or worse. Washington Post, 26 May 2022 Scents of clementine, thyme, orange blossom, lavender, and musk interweave to create a fragrance that is sure to captivate and enchant. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 May 2022 The directors interweave the commentary of activists who were around when 9 to 5 was released, including Karen Nussbaum and Ellen Cassedy, who founded the 9to5 National Association of Working Women in 1973, their work key to Fonda’s research. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2022 The members work in close collaboration with composers, developing projects that interweave music, dance, theater, film, video and visual arts. Fred Bronson, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2022 The annual Jungle Bells celebration at the San Diego Zoo is a wild wonderland of twinkling lights, holiday music and displays that interweave 3-D projections, music and light. San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2021 Sound designers Mark Mangini and Theo Green worked closely with Zimmer to interweave the sound effects with the score to create an immersive soundscape. Christian Holub, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Kids Definition
interweave
verb
in·ter·weave ˌin-tər-ˈwēv
interwove
-ˈwōv
; interwoven -ˈwō-vən
; interweaving 1
: to twist or weave together
2
: to blend together
The story interweaves love and tragedy.
interweaving
verb
1
as in weaving
to cause to twine about one another interweaved garlands of red and gold beads and wrapped them around the Christmas tree Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- weaving
- twisting
- intertwining
- braiding
- entwining
- interlacing
- plying
- mixing
- blending
- implicating
- writhing
- wreathing
- inweaving
- plaiting
- lacing
- enlacing
- fusing
- linking
- platting
- intertwisting
- pleaching
- joining
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disentangling
- unwinding
- untangling
- uncoiling
- untwining
2
as in interspersing
to scatter or set here and there among other things the author artfully interweaves excerpts from soldiers' letters into his history of the Vietnam War Synonyms & Similar Words
- weaving
- interspersing
- combining
- inserting
- mixing
- interlacing
- threading
- incorporating
- intermingling
- alternating
- blending
- salting
- integrating
- wreathing
- juxtaposing
- mingling
- merging
- lacing
- fusing
- commingling
- amalgamating
- embodying
- assimilating
3
as in knotting
to twist together into a usually confused mass in our play the kitten and I managed to interweave the skeins of yarn into a hopeless tangle Synonyms & Similar Words
- knotting
- tangling
- intertwining
- weaving
- snarling
- jumbling
- interlacing
- braiding
- entangling
- twining
- winding
- plaiting
- entwining
- scrambling
- scrabbling
- writhing
- inweaving
- intertwisting
- enlacing
- wreathing
- entwisting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disentangling
- untangling
- untwisting
- unraveling
- unknotting
- untwining
- unsnarling
- unweaving
- unscrambling