intertwine

English

Etymology

inter- + twine

Verb

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, 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.

Translations

To twine something together

• Finnish: kietoa (fi), punoa (fi)
• French: enchevêtrer (fr)

• Spanish: entretejer (es), entrelazar (es)

To become twined together

• Finnish: kietoutua (fi), punoutua (fi)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: تێکخستن (ku) (tékxistin)

• Spanish: entretejerse (es), entrelazarse (es)