Meaning & use

entwine

verb·Advanced

To twist or wind two or more things together tightly around each other.

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Ivy had entwined itself around the old fence over many years.

Their two families' whole histories became entwined after the sudden wedding.

A note on using this word

Entwine works literally for physical objects like vines or ropes, and figuratively for closely connected lives, stories, or fates.

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Words with an opposite meaning

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