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interlaced

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in⋅ter⋅lace

  [in-ter-leys, in-ter-leys] verb, -laced, -lac⋅ing.
Use interlaced in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to cross one another, typically passing alternately over and under, as if woven together; intertwine: Their hands interlaced.
–verb (used with object)
2. to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
3. to mingle; blend.
4. to diversify, as with threads woven in.
5. to intersperse; intermingle: She interlaced her lecture on Schubert with some of his songs.
Origin:
1325–75; inter- + lace; r. ME entrelacen < MF en-trelacer

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅lac⋅ed⋅ly  [in-ter-ley-sid-lee] , adverb
in⋅ter⋅lace⋅ment, noun
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in·ter·lace   (ĭn'tər-lās')   
v.   in·ter·laced, in·ter·lac·ing, in·ter·lac·es

v.   tr.

  1. To connect by or as if by lacing together; interweave.

  2. To intersperse; intermix: interlaced the testimony with half-truths.

v.   intr.
To intertwine: "As the earth thaws, numberless little streams are formed to overlap and interlace with one another" (Joyce Carol Oates).
in'ter·lace'ment n.
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