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🎬 To mix scenes ✂️ To cut patterns
to intercut

to intercut

8.1
To cut cloth or leather in a crossing pattern to make a design
  • verb
  • /ˈɪntərˌkʌt/
translation icon : cortar en cruz
  • To create excitement, the editor chose to intercut action sequences with calm moments of dialogue.

Examples

  • INTERCUT with shots of beautiful and intricate automata.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The documentary intercuts interviews with the breathtaking imagery of nature to emphasize the themes.

  • The director decided to intercut scenes of the cityscape with the characters' reactions to the events.

Synonyms

to chase
vsto intercut
  • Specialized
17 9.1

To cut a narrow groove into a wall or other surface

creates alternating or crossing slashes to form a patterned surface

Surface Forms

intercut infinitive
intercut past
intercut past participle
intercutting present participle
intercuts third person singular

Morphology

intercut = cut (transparent) = inter + cut

The formation 'inter-' + 'cut' straightforwardly yields the idea of making alternating or crossing cuts, a predictable morphological derivation.

Etymology

Intercut comes from the parts inter- meaning 'between' and cut, so it means making cuts that go 'between' each other. Picture an artisan making slashes that cross or alternate to form a design, and you can see why to intercut also means to make a series of alternating cuts.