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intertex

/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈtɛks/

intertex verb: to intertwine; to weave or bind together.

Verb

intertex (third-person singular simple present intertexes, present participle intertexing, simple past and past participle intertexed)

  1. (obsolete) To intertwine; to weave or bind together.
    • intertexed fibre
    • The bright bride's paths, embellish'd more than thine, / With light of love this pair doth intertex!a. 1638 (date written), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Under-woods. Consisting of Divers Poems. (please specify the poem)”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second...

Forms of intertex

third-person singular presentintertexes
present participleintertexing
past participleintertexed
pastintertexed

Origin of intertex

From Latin intertexere, from inter (“between”) + texere (“to weave”).

Words that rhyme with intertex

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Questions about intertex

What does intertex mean?
Intertex means to intertwine; to weave or bind together.
What part of speech is intertex?
Intertex is a verb.
How do you pronounce intertex?
Intertex is pronounced /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈtɛks/.
What is the past tense of intertex?
The past tense of intertex is intertexed.

Words near intertex in the dictionary

  1. intertertile
  2. intertesseral
  3. intertest
  4. intertestamental
  5. intertester
  6. intertex
  7. intertexed
  8. intertexes
  9. intertexing
  10. intertext
  11. intertexts

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