What does intertwine mean?

Definitions for intertwine
ˌɪn tərˈtwaɪnin·ter·twine

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, laceverb

    spin,wind, or twist together

    "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"

  2. tat, intertwineverb

    make lacework by knotting or looping

  3. loop, intertwineverb

    make a loop in

    "loop a rope"

Wiktionary

  1. intertwineverb

    To twine something together.

  2. intertwineverb

    To become twined together.

  3. Etymology: inter- + twine

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Intertwine, To Intertwistverb

    To unite by twisting one in another.

    Etymology: inter and twine, or twist.

    Under some concourse of shades,
    Whose branching arms thick intertwin'd might shield
    From dews and damps of night his shelter'd head. John Milton.

ChatGPT

  1. intertwine

    To intertwine generally means to interconnect or interlink two or more things in a complex or inseparable manner. This could refer to physical objects being twisted together or abstract concepts being tightly interconnected. It can also refer to combining or blending various elements together.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Intertwineverb

    to unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to interlace

  2. Intertwineverb

    to be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded

  3. Intertwinenoun

    the act intertwining, or the state of being intertwined

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Intertwine

    in-tėr-twīn′, v.t. to twine or twist together.—v.i. to be twisted together: to become mutually involved.—adv. Intertwīn′ingly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of intertwine in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of intertwine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of intertwine in a Sentence

  1. Shah Asad Rizvi:

    Joy and heartbeats intertwine; questions and answers finally meet; when melodies touch the dancing feet

  2. Martin Tobias Lithner:

    As philosophers tread the path where circuits intertwine with consciousness, the specter of machine sentience challenges not only our ethical compass but forces us to reconsider the sanctity of consciousness, questioning whether it is an exclusive birthright of biology or a frontier open to the artifice of silicon minds.

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Translations for intertwine

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  • verflechtenGerman
  • entrelazar, entrelazarse, entretejer, entretejerseSpanish
  • kietoutua, kietoa, punoa, punoutuaFinnish
  • enchevêtrer, entrelacerFrench
  • تێکخستنKurdish
  • сплета́ться, переплета́ться, сплета́ть, сплести́сь, переплести́, переплести́сь, сплести́, переплета́тьRussian

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