enknit
enknit verb: to knit in; intwine; (by extension) to interweave.
Verb
enknit (third-person singular simple present enknits, present participle enknitting, simple past and past participle enknitted)
- To knit in; intwine; (by extension) to interweave
- Did you ever think how these universal stories have become inknitted with the very life of universal history?1882, The Kindergarten for Teachers and Parents, volume 5, page 675
- She goes ! She comes again ! so flits
Now to the window; now retires.
Her loveliness the morn befits,
And with a, welcome cord enknits
And keeps the praise which it inspires.1885, William Johnston Hutchinson, Miscellaneous Poems, page 52
Forms of enknit
| third-person singular present | enknits |
|---|---|
| present participle | enknitting |
| past participle | enknitted |
| past | enknitted |
| alternative form | inknit |
| alternative form | in-knit |
Origin of enknit
From Middle English inknitten, equivalent to en- + knit.
Questions about enknit
- What does enknit mean?
- Enknit means to knit in; intwine; (by extension) to interweave.
- What part of speech is enknit?
- Enknit is a verb.
- What is the past tense of enknit?
- The past tense of enknit is enknitted.
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