intertwine

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Verb

intertwine (intertwines, present participle intertwining; past and past participle intertwined)

1. (transitive) To twine something together.
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 240c.

     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.

2. (intransitive) To become twined together.

Synonyms

• (twine around each other) entwine

Translations

• French: enchevêtrer, entrelacer
• German: verflechten
• Portuguese: entrelaçar
• Russian: переплета́ть
• Spanish: entretejer, entrelazar

Translations

• French: entrelacer
• German: verflechten
• Portuguese: entrelaçar-se
• Russian: переплета́ться
• Spanish: entretejerse, entrelazarse

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