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Entwine
CIDE DICTIONARY
Entwine, v. t. [Pref. en- + twine. Cf. Intwine.].
To twine, twist, or wreathe together or round. [1913 Webster]
"Entwined in duskier wreaths her braided locks." [1913 Webster]
"Thy glorious household stuff did me entwine." [1913 Webster]
Entwine, v. i.
To be twisted or twined. [1913 Webster]
"With whose imperial laurels might entwine no cypress." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Entwine, v.tr. (also intwine)
1 (foll. by with, about, round) twine together (a thing with or round another).
2 interweave.
1 (foll. by with, about, round) twine together (a thing with or round another).
2 interweave.
Derivative
entwinement n.
THESAURUS
Entwine
braid, burden, coil, corkscrew, cramp, cripple, cumber, curl, embarrass, encumber, enlace, enmesh, ensnarl, entangle, entoil, entrammel, entrap, fetter, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hobble, impede, interknit, interlace, intertie, intertissue, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, intort, intwine, involve, knit, lace, lame, lime, loom, loop, lumber, mat, net, noose, plait, pleach, press down, raddle, saddle with, shackle, snarl, spiral, splice, tangle, tissue, toil, trammel, twill, twine, twist, wattle, weave, web, weigh down, wreatheROGET THESAURUS
Entwine
Junction
VB join, unite, conjoin, connect, associate, put together, lay together, clap together, hang together, lump together, hold together, piece together, tack together, fix together, bind up together together, embody, reembody, roll into one, attach, fix, affix, saddle on, fasten, bind, secure, clinch, twist, make fast, tie, pinion, string, strap, sew, lace, tat, stitch, tack, knit, button, buckle, hitch, lash, truss, bandage, braid, splice, swathe, gird, tether, moor, picket, harness, chain, fetter, lock, latch, belay, brace, hook, grapple, leash, couple, accouple, link, yoke, bracket, marry, bridge over, span, braze, pin, nail, bolt, hasp, clasp, clamp, crimp, screw, rivet, impact, solder, set, weld together, fuse together, wedge, rabbet, mortise, miter, jam, dovetail, enchase, graft, ingraft, inosculate, entwine, intwine, interlink, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, entangle, twine round, belay, tighten, trice up, screw up, be joined, hang together, hold together, cohere.Crossing
VB cross, decussate, intersect, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, interdigitate, interlink, twine, entwine, weave, inweave, twist, wreathe, anastomose, inosculate, dovetail, splice, link, lace, tat, mat, plait, plat, braid, felt, twill, tangle, entangle, ravel, net, knot, dishevel, raddle.Convolution
VB be convoluted, wind, twine, turn and twist, twirl, wave, undulate, meander, inosculate, entwine, intwine, twist, coil, roll, wrinkle, curl, crisp, twill, frizzle, crimp, crape, indent, scollop, scallop, wring, intort, contort, wreathe.For further exploring for "Entwine" in Webster Dictionary Online