intertwine

inter- +‎ twine

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈtwaɪn/

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• Rhymes: -aɪn

intertwine (third-person singular simple present intertwines, present participle intertwining, simple past and past participle intertwined)

1. (transitive) To twine something together.
   • 2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 240c:

     You see, no doubt, that yet again, thanks to this intertwining, our many-headed sophist has forced us against our will to admit that what is not is in a way.

2. (intransitive) To become twined together; to become mutually involved.

• (twine around each other): entwine

• (twine around each other): interweave, tangle