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Dictionary: en·twine   (ĕn-twīn') pronunciation

v., -twined, -twin·ing, -twines.

v.tr.
To twine around or together: The ivy entwined the column.

v.intr.
To twine or twist together.

entwinement en·twine'ment n.

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verb

    To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course: coil, corkscrew, curl, meander, snake, spiral, twine, twist, weave, wind2, wreathe. See repetition, straight/bent.

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v

Definition: twist around
Antonyms: unravel, untwist, unwind


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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: tie or link together
  Synonym: knit

Meaning #2: spin or twist together so as to form a cord
  Synonyms: intertwine, twine, enlace, interlace, lace


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sno sammen, sammenflette, indflette
v. intr. - sammenflette

Nederlands (Dutch)
verstrengelen, zich ergens omheen winden

Français (French)
v. tr. - entrelacer, tresser, enlacer de
v. intr. - s'entrelacer, s'enlacer, s'entortiller de

Deutsch (German)
v. - verflechten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιτυλίγω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
intrecciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - entrelaçar(-se), abraçar (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
плести, сплетать, обвивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - enlazar, entrelazar, entretejer
v. intr. - enlazar, entrelazar, entretejer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fläta ihop, slingra sig samman

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使缠绕, 使紧密结合, 使交错, 缠绕, 纠缠在一起

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使纏繞, 使緊密結合, 使交錯
v. intr. - 纏繞, 糾纏在一起

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 얽히게 하다, 베베 꼬다
v. intr. - 얽히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - からみ合わせる, からませる, からみ合う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجدل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שזר, שילב, קלע, ליפף‬
v. intr. - ‮שזר, שילב, קלע‬


 
 
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