intertwine

From inter- + twine.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɪntəɹˈtwaɪn/, [-ɾəɹ-]

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• Rhymes: -aɪn
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧twine

intertwine (third-person singular simple present intertwines, present participle intertwining, simple past and past participle intertwined)

1. (transitive)
   1. To twine (things) together.

      Synonyms: entwine, lace, twine; see also Thesaurus:intertwine

      Coordinate terms: interweave, tangle

      • 2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 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. To connect (things) closely.
2. (intransitive)
   1. To become twined together.
   2. (figurative) To become mutually involved.