interweave

English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ weave.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɪntəˈwiːv/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɪntəɹˈwiv/, [-ɾəɹ-]
• Rhymes: -iːv
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧weave

Verb

interweave (third-person singular simple present interweaves, present participle interweaving, simple past interwove or (nonstandard) interweaved, past participle interwoven or (nonstandard) interweaved)

1. (transitive) To combine (things) through weaving.
2. (intransitive) To intermingle.

Synonyms

• interlace
• interthread
• intertwine

Derived terms

• interweavement
• interweaver
• interweavingly

Translations

to combine (things) through weaving

Bulgarian: втъкавам (vtǎkavam) Chinese: Mandarin: 交織 / 交织 (zh) (jiāozhī) Dutch: aanelkaarweven Esperanto: interplekti, kunplekti Finnish: kutoa yhteen, punoa yhteen French: entrelacer (fr) German: verweben (de), verflechten (de), durchweben (de), einweben (de) Greek: συνυφαίνω (el) (synyfaíno) Irish: idirfhigh Khmer: please add this translation if you can Latin: nectō, intexō Macedonian: препле́тува (preplétuva) Maori: kōtui, rauwiri Mongolian: сүлжих (mn) (sülžix) Occitan: entrelaçar Polish: przeplatać impf, przepleść pf Portuguese: entrançar (pt), entrelaçar (pt) Russian: переплета́ть (ru) impf (perepletátʹ), переплести́ (ru) pf (pereplestí) Scottish Gaelic: eadar-fhigh Spanish: entretejer (es), entrelazar (es), ayustar (es) Swedish: sammanfläta (sv)

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “interweave”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “interweave”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.