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 [en-twahyn]   Origin

en·twine

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

Origin:
1590–1600; en-1 + twine1

Related forms
en·twine·ment, noun
un·en·twined, adjective
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entwine or intwine (ɪnˈtwaɪn)
 
—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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