interweave

English

Etymology

inter- +‎ weave

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪntəɹˈwiːv/

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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 through weaving.
2. (intransitive) To intermingle.

Synonyms

• interlace
• interthread
• intertwine

Translations

to combine through weaving

• Bulgarian: втъкавам (vtǎkavam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 交織 (zh), 交织 (zh) (jiāozhī)

• Dutch: aanelkaarweven
• Esperanto: interplekti, kunplekti
• Finnish: kutoa yhteen, punoa yhteen
• French: entrelacer (fr)
• German: verweben (de), verflechten (de), durchweben, 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)
• 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)
• Swedish: sammanfläta

References

• interweave in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
• interweave in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913