Definition

1. Verb:
   • To twist or wind together: To interlace or coil two or more flexible things around each other.
   • To become twisted or wound together: To be or become intimately connected or intermingled, often in a complex way.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (transitive):
  • She entwined the red and blue ribbons to make a decorative bow.
  • The ivy entwined itself around the old oak tree.
• Verb (intransitive):
  • Their fates seemed destined to entwine.
  • The two melodies entwine beautifully in the final movement of the symphony.

Advanced Usage

• "to be/become entwined with": To be closely connected or associated with something else.
  • His personal life became entwined with his professional ambitions.
• "entwined in": To be deeply involved in a complex situation.
  • The company was entwined in a web of legal disputes.

Variants and Related Words

• Entwined (adj): Twisted together or closely connected.
  • They walked with entwined fingers.
• Entwinement (n): The act or state of being entwined. (Less common)
  • The sculpture depicted the entwinement of two figures.

Synonyms

• Intertwine: To twist or be twisted together. (Often used interchangeably with "entwine").
• Interweave: To weave or blend together.
• Twine: To twist together; to coil or wind around.
• Plaited: Braided or woven together.

Antonyms

• Separate: To set or keep apart.
• Disentangle: To free from entanglement.
• Unravel: To undo twisted, knitted, or woven threads.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "To have one's destinies entwined": For the futures of two or more people or things to be closely linked.
  • The two kingdoms had their destinies entwined for centuries.
• "Fingers entwined": Describing hands held together with fingers interlaced.
  • They sat on the bench, fingers entwined, watching the sunset.

Verb

1. spin,wind, or twist together
   • intertwine the ribbons
   • Twine the threads into a rope
   • intertwined hearts
2. tie or link together