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intertwines

intertwines is the third-person singular simple present indicative of intertwine.

Meaning of intertwine

Verb

intertwine (third-person singular simple present intertwines, present participle intertwining, simple past and past participle intertwined)

  1. (transitive) To twine (things) together.
    • You see, no doubt, that yet again, thanks to this intertwining, our many-headed sophist has forced us against our will to admit that what is not is in a way.2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 240c
    Synonyms:
    entwine, lace, twine
  2. (transitive) To connect (things) closely.
  3. (intransitive) To become twined together.
  4. (figuratively, intransitive) To become mutually involved.
    • Iris changes in PXF closely intertwine with lenticular findings.2013 December 20, “Preoperative considerations in patients with cataracts and pseudoexfoliation syndrome”, in Optometry Times

Questions about intertwines

What is intertwines the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Intertwines is the third-person singular simple present indicative of intertwine.

Words near intertwines in the dictionary

  1. intertwined
  2. intertwinement
  3. intertwinements
  4. intertwiner
  5. intertwiners
  6. intertwines
  7. intertwingle
  8. intertwingled
  9. intertwingles
  10. intertwingling
  11. intertwingularity

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