interlace
Americanverb (used without object)
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to cross one another, typically passing alternately over and under, as if woven together; intertwine.
Their hands interlaced.
verb (used with object)
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to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
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to mingle; blend.
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to diversify, as with threads woven in.
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to intersperse; intermingle.
She interlaced her lecture on Schubert with some of his songs.
verb
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to join together (patterns, fingers, etc) by crossing, as if woven; intertwine
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(tr) to mingle or blend in an intricate way
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to change the pattern of; diversify; intersperse
to interlace a speech with humour
Other Word Forms
- interlacedly adverb
- interlacement noun
- uninterlaced adjective
Etymology
Origin of interlace
1325–75; inter- + lace; replacing Middle English entrelacen < Middle French en-trelacer
Example Sentences
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That vertical and horizontal interlace — a grid — had been a fundamental structure for Modern abstraction, which was being entirely rethought after the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023
I reach for Michael's hand and interlace our fingers.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2022
On their way out of a spider’s bottom, the protein building blocks in silk, called spidroins, fold themselves and interlace, creating a highly organized structure without guidance from any outside force.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2020
The trio, which date to the 10th and 11th centuries, are adorned with crosses and Celtic interlace patterns similar to the ones seen on the stones inside the church.”
From Fox News • Apr. 5, 2019
For the first time, I notice they don’t interlace smoothly.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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