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adjective

twisted, laced, or wound together.
I’ve seen some innovative and lovely fences made out of entwined branches.
She tenderly took his hand, dropping her gaze to their entwined fingers.
(of events, themes, characters, etc.) closely or inextricably involved with one another.
In her fascinating book the author vividly tells the entwined stories of America’s highways and highway robbers.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of entwine.

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Other Word Forms

unentwined adjective
unintwined adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of entwined¹

First recorded in 1805–15; entwine ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; entwine ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

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Shapiro dexterously untangles the Gordian knot of their entwined passions, shared ambitions and business bottom lines.

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At this point, Ms Imrie realised her legs were entwined with a man who was sitting directly in front of her.

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Indeed it is, especially in Southern California, where immigrants — documented and not — are entwined in the fabric of our lives and our communities.

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For a decade, we were harried Los Angeles co-parents, entwined by conversations involving camp sign-ups, parent/teacher conferences, pediatrician appointments, dividing spring break weeks and the antidotes of two troublesome felines.

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But entertainment entwined with tales of upward mobility and determination, she said, holds the power to distort our view of who deserves wealth and success.

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