to interlink

Examples

• All

• It's all interlinked through the spinal cord.

  Lex Fridman

• What is appropriate practice in the presence of all of these interlinking living systems?

  Academic text (2001)

• To use the possibilities of the web, a system should at least interlink the material and add options for testing.

  Academic text (2011)

• The process of community formation in Europe proceeded at two only partially interlinked levels:

  Academic text (2003)

• Consequently, certain forms of cultural expression have been ignored, particularly those interlinked with the mass and popular arts.

  Academic text (1994)

• The ancient association of woman and nature thus interlinks women's history.

  Academic text (1993)

• But because they're all interlinked, if we can at least start with diet, then the rest can follow.

• Self-esteem was also identified as an important concern, closely interlinked with many of the other identified problems.

  Academic text (2009)

• Improvement of each strand is interlinked with the improvement of the whole web.

  Academic text (2003)

• How robust is an increasingly interlinked, globalized world economy?

  Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

L

to link

vsto interlink

442 1.1

To join two things together physically

implies stronger, closer mutual dependence than a simple join

C

to connect

vsto interlink

278 1.1

Join two things so they form one piece

stresses close interdependence rather than just forming a whole

I

to intertwine

vsto interlink

46 5.4

Twist things together so they become joined or tangled

applies to close relation without the physical twisting image

T

to tie in

vsto interlink

16 4.1

To connect to another idea or fact in a clear way

focuses on close interdependence rather than only logical relation

I

to interlock

vsto interlink

15 4.1

To join parts so they fit tightly and move together

describes close relation without the rigid fitted constraint

I

to interrelate

vsto interlink

10 5.7

To show how ideas or things are connected

emphasizes mutual dependence and tight relation rather than mere relation

L

to link up

vsto interlink

• Informal

9 3.0

To join people, places, or things so they become connected

joins items into closer mutual dependence rather than just forming a unit

I

to interconnect

vsto interlink

5 4.7

Join things so they can work together

binds items into close relation and mutual dependence

L

to link-up

vsto interlink

• Specialized

1 3.7

To connect devices or systems so they can work together

is about tight mutual relation rather than a technical connection

E

to enlace

vsto interlink

• Archaic

1 9.2

To join things by twisting or linking them together

means close relation but with less emphasis on physical winding

I

to intermesh

vsto interlink

7.4

To become tangled together like roots so parts are hard to separate

implies close relation but without the tangled physical image

C

to complect

vsto interlink

• UK

9.9

To join parts together by weaving or tangling

refers to close relation without the image of entanglement

C

to catenate

vsto interlink

9.9

To link things together in a chain

focuses on interdependence rather than linear chaining

Antonyms

D

to disconnect

161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

D

to dissociate

3 6.7

To stop being involved with a person, group, or idea

How Connected

to interlock

15 4.1

to interweave

4 6.3

to interlink

4 4.5

to connect

278 1.1

to link

376 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology