interweave

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-bor.

English inter-

English weave

English interweave

From inter- + weave.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɪntəˈwiːv/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɪntəɹˈwiv/, [-ɾəɹ-]
• Rhymes: -iːv
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧weave

Verb

interweave (third-person singular simple present interweaves, present participle interweaving, simple past interwove or (nonstandard) interweaved, past participle interwoven or (nonstandard) interweaved)

1. (transitive) To combine (things) through weaving.

   Synonyms: interlace, interthread, intertwine; see also Thesaurus:intertwine

2. (intransitive) To intermingle.

   Synonyms: blend, commingle, mingle

Derived terms

• interweavement
• interweaver
• interweavingly

Translations

to combine (things) through weaving

• Bulgarian: втъкавам (vtǎkavam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 交織 / 交织 (zh) (jiāozhī)

• Dutch: aanelkaarweven
• Esperanto: interplekti, kunplekti
• Finnish: kutoa yhteen, punoa yhteen
• French: entrelacer (fr)
• German: verweben (de), verflechten (de), durchweben (de), einweben (de)
• Greek: συνυφαίνω (el) (synyfaíno)
• Irish: idirfhigh
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: nectō, intexō
• Macedonian: препле́тува (preplétuva)
• Māori: kōtui, rauwiri
• Mongolian: сүлжих (mn) (sülžix)
• Occitan: entrelaçar
• Polish: przeplatać (pl) impf, przepleść pf
• Portuguese: entrançar (pt), entrelaçar (pt)
• Russian: переплета́ть (ru) impf (perepletátʹ), переплести́ (ru) pf (pereplestí)
• Scottish Gaelic: eadar-fhigh
• Spanish: entretejer (es), entrelazar (es), ayustar (es)
• Swedish: sammanfläta (sv)

to become interweaved

• Esperanto: interplektiĝi

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “interweave”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “interweave”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.