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verb
To combine (things) through weaving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: interlace, interthread, intertwine, betwine, braid, entwist, entwine, intertwist, interweave, lace, lock, raddle, ruddle, twine, twist
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To intermingle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: blend, commingle, mingle
Antonyms: none provided
verb
interlace by or as if by weaving
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: weave
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: twist, twine, distort
Narrower terms: plait, inweave, raddle, ruddle, shoot, tinsel, braid, pleach
History
Etymology tree 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.
Across languages
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
