en·twine

[en-twahyn]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), en·twined, en·twin·ing.
to twine with, about, around, or together.
Also, intwine.


Origin:
1590–1600; en-1 + twine1

en·twine·ment, noun
un·en·twined, adjective
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entwine or intwine (ɪnˈtwaɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(of two or more things) to twine together or (of one or more things) to twine around (something else)
 
intwine or intwine
 
vb
 
en'twinement or intwine
 
n
 
in'twinement or intwine
 
n

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entwine
1597, from en- "make, put in" + twine.
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Example sentences
She had them entwine their fingers and pull them back out, quickly, many times.
It's also possible the tendril flared out, separating into streams that only
  appear to entwine the smaller galaxy.
Five artists entwine with an intimate audience inside an enigma-tic cabaret
  space.
It has to do with an intense desire to entwine one's own imagination with the
  lives of others.
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