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in⋅ter⋅weave

[v. in-ter-weev; n. in-ter-weev] verb, -wove or -weaved, -wo⋅ven or -wove or -weaved, -weav⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to weave together, as threads, strands, branches, or roots.
2. to intermingle or combine as if by weaving: to interweave truth with fiction.
–verb (used without object)
3. to become woven together, interlaced, or intermingled.
–noun
4. the act of interweaving or the state of being interwoven; blend: a perfect interweave of Spanish and American cultures.

Origin:
1570–80; inter- + weave


in⋅ter⋅weave⋅ment, noun
in⋅ter⋅weav⋅er, noun
in⋅ter⋅weav⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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in·ter·weave   (ĭn'tər-wēv')   
v.   in·ter·wove (-wōv'), in·ter·wo·ven (-wō'vən), inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves

v.   tr.
  1. To weave together.

  2. To blend together; intermix.

v.   intr.
To intertwine.
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