enlace

Verb

enlace (third-person singular simple present enlaces, present participle enlacing, simple past and past participle enlaced)

1. (transitive) To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace
   • But yet I may ſay ſafely, so many wel lettred
     Embraudred, enlaſid together, and fettred,
     And ſo little learning, ſo lewdly alowed,
     What fault find ye herein but may be avowed?c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.

   Synonyms:

   lace, encircle, enfold

2. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) To entangle.
   • The chains of command are designed to enlace various departments.
   • The bonds of friendship helped enlace the two communities.