verb
Meaning 1
To twine (things) together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: entwine, lace, twine
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
intertwine
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn/
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General-American: /ˌɪntəɹˈtwaɪn/
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General-American: [-ɾəɹ-]
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General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -aɪn
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T ER0 T W AY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To connect (things) closely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To become twined together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To become mutually involved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
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: twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: twist, twine, distort
Narrower terms: wreathe, wind, wattle, pleach, plash, ravel, tangle, knot, splice
verb
Meaning 6
make a loop in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- loop a rope
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: loop
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: knit, entwine
Narrower terms: crochet, hook, noose
verb
Meaning 7
make lacework by knotting or looping
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: create from raw material, create from raw stuff
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English twine English intertwine From inter- + twine.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: преплитам (preplitam) — to twine (things) together
- Czech: proplést — to twine (things) together
- Finnish: kietoa — to twine (things) together
- Finnish: punoa — to twine (things) together
- French: enchevêtrer — to twine (things) together
- French: entrelacer — to twine (things) together
- Galician: entrelazar — to twine (things) together
- German: verflechten — to twine (things) together
- Ingrian: punnoa — to twine (things) together
- Italian: intrecciare — to twine (things) together
- Macedonian: пре́плете (préplete) — to twine (things) together
- Middle English: twynen — to twine (things) together
- Occitan: entrelaçar — to twine (things) together
- Occitan: trenar — to twine (things) together
- Occitan: natar — to twine (things) together
- Occitan: trelhar — to twine (things) together
- Portuguese: entrelaçar — to twine (things) together
- Portuguese: trançar — to twine (things) together
- Russian: переплета́ть (perepletátʹ) — to twine (things) together
- Russian: переплести́ (pereplestí) — to twine (things) together
- Russian: сплета́ть (spletátʹ) — to twine (things) together
- Russian: сплести́ (splestí) — to twine (things) together
- Scottish Gaelic: eadar-thoinn — to twine (things) together
- Spanish: entretejer — to twine (things) together
- Spanish: entrelazar — to twine (things) together
- Ottoman Turkish: طوقومق (dokumak) — to twine (things) together
- Arabic: اِنْضَفَرَ (inḍafara) — to become twined together
- Arabic: تَدَاخَلَ (tadāḵala) — to become twined together
- Arabic: تَشَابَكَ (tašābaka) — to become twined together
- Bulgarian: преплитам се (preplitam se) — to become twined together
- Czech: proplést se — to become twined together
- Finnish: kietoutua — to become twined together
- Finnish: punoutua — to become twined together
- French: s'entrelacer — to become twined together
- German: sich verflechten — to become twined together
- Italian: intrecciarsi — to become twined together
- Central Kurdish: تێکخستن (têkxistin) — to become twined together
- Macedonian: се пре́плете (se préplete) — to become twined together
- Portuguese: entrelaçar-se — to become twined together
- Portuguese: trançar-se — to become twined together
- Russian: переплета́ться (perepletátʹsja) — to become twined together
- Russian: переплести́сь (pereplestísʹ) — to become twined together
- Russian: сплета́ться (spletátʹsja) — to become twined together
- Russian: сплести́сь (splestísʹ) — to become twined together
- Spanish: entretejerse — to become twined together
- Spanish: entrelazarse — to become twined together
- Swedish: sammanflätas — to become twined together