INTERTWINE


Meaning of INTERTWINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪntə(r)twaɪn ]

( intertwines, intertwining, intertwined)

1.

If two or more things are intertwined or intertwine , they are closely connected with each other in many ways.

Their destinies are intertwined...

Three major narratives intertwine within Foucault’s text, ‘Madness and Civilisation’...

He intertwines personal reminiscences with the story of British television...

Her fate intertwined with his.

= interweave

V-RECIP : be V-ed , pl-n V , V n with n , V with n , also V pl-n

2.

If two things intertwine , they are twisted together or go over and under each other.

Trees, undergrowth and creepers intertwined, blocking our way...

The towels were embroidered with their intertwined initials.

= entwine

V-RECIP : pl-n V , V-ed , also V with n

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