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Meaning of INTERTWINE

Pronunciation:  `intur'twIn

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"
  2. [v]  make a loop in, as of rope or string
  3. [v]  make lacework by knotting or looping
 
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 Synonyms: enlace, entwine, interlace, lace, loop, tat, twine
 
 Antonyms: untwine
 
 See Also: create from raw material, create from raw stuff, crochet, distort, entwine, fold, hook, knit, knot, knot, noose, plash, pleach, ravel, splice, tangle, twist, wattle, wind, wreathe

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \In`ter*twine"\, v. t.
    To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to
    interlace. --Milton.
    
  2. \In`ter*twine"\, v. i.
    To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved
    or enfolded.
    
  3. \In`ter*twine"\, n.
    The act intertwining, or the state of being intertwined.
    --Coleridge.
    
 
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