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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 + twine 1


en⋅twine⋅ment, noun
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en·twine   (ěn-twīn')   
v.   en·twined, en·twin·ing, en·twines

v.   tr.
To twine around or together: The ivy entwined the column.
v.   intr.
To twine or twist together.
en·twine'ment n.
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Word Origin & History

entwine 
1597, from en- "make, put in" + twine.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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