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in⋅ter⋅twine

   [in-ter-twahyn]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -twined, -twin⋅ing.
to twine together.
Origin:
1635–45; inter- + twine 1
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in·ter·twine     (ĭn'tər-twīn')  Pronunciation Key 
tr. & intr.v.   in·ter·twined, in·ter·twin·ing, in·ter·twines
To join or become joined by twining together.
in'ter·twine'ment n.
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intertwine

verb
1. spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" [ant: untwine] 
2. make lacework by knotting or looping [syn: tat] 
3. make a loop in; "loop a rope" [syn: loop] 

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Intertwine

In`ter*twine"\, v. t. To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to interlace. --Milton.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

Intertwine

In`ter*twine"\, v. i. To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

Intertwine

In`ter*twine"\, n. The act intertwining, or the state of being intertwined. --Coleridge.

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