intertwine

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[edit] Etymology

inter- + twine

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to intertwine

Third person singular
intertwines

Simple past
intertwined

Past participle
intertwined

Present participle
intertwining

to intertwine (third-person singular simple present intertwines, present participle intertwining, simple 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, oru 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.

[edit] Translations

To twine something together
To become twined together
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