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enlace

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lace, encircle, enfold

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To entangle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, figuratively, transitive

Examples

  • The chains of command are designed to enlace various departments.
  • The bonds of friendship helped enlace the two communities.
  • His speech sought to enlace both the traditional and modern values.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

spin,wind, or twist together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • intertwine the ribbons
  • Twine the threads into a rope
  • intertwined hearts

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: intertwine, twine, entwine, interlace, lace

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: twist, twine, distort

Narrower terms: wreathe, wind, wattle, pleach, plash, ravel, tangle, knot, splice

History

Etymology

From Old French enlacer.