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to interweave

to interweave

4 6.3
To mix different things closely together, like threads or melodies
  • verb
  • /ˌɪntərˈwiːv/
translation icon : entretejer
  • Bles's paintings demonstrate a high degree of artistic awareness, interweaving visual, literary, theological, biblical, classical, and vernacular references.
  • interweave personal stories
  • interweaves themes

And so they right, emotion and cognition are interweaving and inter affording.

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Examples

  • The artist chose to interweave different textures in her tapestry to create a unique design.

  • All the great Eastern systems of traditional medicine are based on highly evolved vitalist philosophies that interweave mind, body, and world.

    Academic text (2001)
  • It's really dope to hear her interweave her appreciation with her own determination without missing a beat.

    Blog text (2)
  • Throughout my lectures, I'll be interweaving and connecting those ideas.

  • How can we evocatively interweave these languages: the digital, poetic, and symbolic languages?

    Blog text (19)
  • Radio Days uses the same technique of capturing the rhythm of life by interweaving unhappy and happy scenes.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Her novel disrupts the father's sentences and interweaves her own.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Swinth's text thus draws on cultural studies theory to interweave individual biographies, cultural history, modernist art theory, and gender studies.

    Academic text (2004)
  • In a series of iconic riverfront areas, the state interweaves 21st century attitudes toward the aquatic environment with a 19th century port city past.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Lyotard suggests it is in some senses anterior to modernism, and Hassan suggests that it overlaps and interweaves with modernism.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

to put together
vsto interweave
988 2.8

To make something by joining parts, like a model, plan or team

is more specific about blending by crossing parts rather than simple assembly
to combine
vsto interweave
638 2.7

To mix two or more things into one

is about crossing and interlacing parts rather than merely assembling them
to blend
vsto interweave
255 2.3

To mix things so they become one or look good together

is similar but emphasizes crossing and interlacing rather than general combination
to merge
vsto interweave
192 3.2

To join two or more things so they become one

stresses crossing and interlacing parts rather than simple joining
to weave
vsto interweave
62 3.5

To make cloth by crossing threads or to join things into a single piece

implies the same crossing image but can be used more metaphorically
to synthesize
vsto interweave
55 6.4

To combine ideas or materials to make something new

stresses physical crossing and interlacing rather than abstract combining
to intertwine
vsto interweave
46 5.4

Twist things together so they become joined or tangled

focuses more on interlaced crossing to blend pieces rather than simple twisting
to mingle
vsto interweave
34 3.3

Mix together so things join and are hard to tell apart

focuses on crossing strands or threads rather than loose mixing
to conjoin
vsto interweave
26 5.9

To come together or bring things together

uses crossing imagery to merge parts rather than plain joining
to entwine
vsto interweave
21 5.4

To twist things together, often like plants or rope

is similar but centers more on crossing parts rather than mere wrapping
to meld
vsto interweave
18 5.3

To mix things so they become one

shows the same unity but with emphasis on crossing parts rather than smooth fusion
to dovetail
vsto interweave
11 6.7

To fit things together so they work well and match

is more about crossing and joining parts than about perfect fitting alone
to sew together
vsto interweave
7 2.3

To join two pieces of cloth with a needle and thread

uses crossing threads imagery to combine parts rather than stitching edges together
to intermingle
vsto interweave
6 5.2

Mix together so the parts are hard to tell apart

keeps the crossing idea rather than mere indistinct mixing
to interlace
vsto interweave
6 5.1

To cross things like fingers or strings so they hold together

uses crossing threads as its main image but can be broader than strict crossing
to commingle
vsto interweave
5 7.4

To mix different things into one

adds the idea of crossing strands or braided blending rather than loose mixing
to interlink
vsto interweave
4 4.5

Connect things so they depend on each other

is about combining by crossing parts rather than by linking components
to blend in
vsto interweave
3 3.3

Mix one ingredient into others until the mixture is smooth

focuses on crossing parts rather than even blending into a single substance
to intermix
vsto interweave
2 5.6

Combine different things so they become one or hard to separate

uses crossing or interlacing imagery as the combining method rather than general mix
to interpenetrate
vsto interweave
1 8.2

To mix by passing parts through each other

uses crossing and interlacing imagery to blend rather than physical penetration
to enlace
vsto interweave
  • Archaic
1 9.2

To join things by twisting or linking them together

uses crossing imagery where items pass through each other rather than just winding
to interfuse
vsto interweave
1 7.7

Mix things together so their parts spread through each other

is more specific about combining by crossing parts rather than general mixing
to interfold
vsto interweave
7.9

To fold together so layers lie inside each other

instead stresses crossing through and across rather than layered folding
to inweave
vsto interweave
9.9

To put threads or parts into something by crossing them to make a pattern

is broader and can mean blending without literal thread work
to intermesh
vsto interweave
7.0

To fit together like gears so parts touch and work together

focuses on crossing and interlacing rather than mechanical overlapping engagement
to complect
vsto interweave
  • UK
9.9

To join parts together by weaving or tangling

emphasizes ordered crossing action rather than general entanglement
to commix
vsto interweave
8.9

To mix different things together into one

is more focused on woven integration through crossing than on simple blending
to immix
vsto interweave
9.9

To put different things together so they become one

has the same mix idea but stresses the crossing action of interlacing parts

How Interwoven

to entangle
6 4.9
to interweave
4 6.3
to weave
62 3.5
to blend
255 2.3
to combine
638 2.7

Surface Forms

interweave infinitive
interweaving present participle
interweaves third person singular
interwove past
interwoven past participle

Morphology

interweave = weave (transparent) = inter + weave

Formed by the productive prefix 'inter-' (between/among) added to 'weave', yielding the clear meaning 'weave together/among'.

Etymology

Interweave combines inter- 'between' and weave 'to make cloth by crossing threads'. Imagine threads crossing between each other to form one cloth, which is why to interweave means to mix or join different things closely together.