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interlace
[in-ter-leys, in-ter-leys]
verb (used without object)
to cross one another, typically passing alternately over and under, as if woven together; intertwine.
Their hands interlaced.
verb (used with object)
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
to mingle; blend.
to diversify, as with threads woven in.
to intersperse; intermingle.
She interlaced her lecture on Schubert with some of his songs.
interlace
/ ˌɪntəˈleɪs, ˌɪntəˈleɪsɪdlɪ /
verb
to join together (patterns, fingers, etc) by crossing, as if woven; intertwine
(tr) to mingle or blend in an intricate way
to change the pattern of; diversify; intersperse
to interlace a speech with humour
Other Word Forms
- interlacedly adverb
- interlacement noun
- uninterlaced adjective
- ˌԳٱˈԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of interlace1
Example Sentences
Participants, now paired up, gripped hands with their partners, fingers interlaced, gazing into one another’s eyes.
The trick, said Pennes, is to grow vegetables and fruits in separate raised beds and then interlace the remaining ground with native plants.
At least in the context she was talking about, outside of old disposable camera photographs, I had no clue who these people really were, despite their lives’ obvious interlacing with my own.
Clarissa Tossin takes viewers on a journey from the Amazon to outer space to reveal how technology is interlaced with colonialism.
Keeping its legacy alive and interlaced with the community was another — and, for Historic Seattle, relatively new, humbling territory.
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