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interlace

verb
in·​ter·​lace | \ ˌin-tər-ˈlās How to pronounce interlace (audio) \
interlaced; interlacing; interlaces

Definition of interlace

transitive verb

1 : to unite by or as if by lacing together : interweave
2 : to vary by alternation or intermixture : intersperse narrative interlaced with anecdotes

intransitive verb

: to cross one another as if woven together : intertwine

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Other Words from interlace

interlacement \ ˌin-​tər-​ˈlās-​mənt How to pronounce interlacement (audio) \ noun

Examples of interlace in a Sentence

Interlace the branches and bend them into a circle. The vines interlaced with each other.

Recent Examples on the Web

California is interlaced with toll roads and bridges. Los Angeles Times, "Column: FasTrak agencies may have sold out your privacy. Now they want legal immunity," 13 Aug. 2019 Nature information is interlaced with images from the International Space Station and photographs and documents from a Turkish historical archive. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, "In the galleries: Artechouse’s ‘Infinite Space’ has waves of natural influences," 9 Aug. 2019 Sitting Chest Stretch Stand tall, with fingers interlaced behind your back and near your butt. Rozalynn S. Frazier, Health.com, "These Chest Exercises Will Totally Transform Your Upper Body in 21 Days," 9 Aug. 2019 Cables that spread at an angle crossed cables that fell straight down, interlacing like fingers and creating diamonds that in their sequence of gradually varying dimensions seemed to be unfolding as Leif and Matthew rode past them. Caleb Crain, Harper's magazine, "Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution," 22 July 2019 For each, the goal is to become as popular as the Aperol spritz or rosĂ©, the drink that broke new ground for summertime drinking — to be inevitable and indispensable and utterly, completely interlaced with the idea of a perfect summer day. Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "Inside the calculated race to create the next drink of summer," 17 July 2019 Each bite is a matrix of muscle and fat cells, interlaced with blood vessels and enrobed by connective tissue. Natalie R. Rubio, The Conversation, "So far cultured meat has been burgers – the next big challenge is animal-free steaks," 5 July 2019 Test matches last up to five days -- interlaced with lunch, tea and drinks -- and even then, much to the amusement of the majority of non-cricketing nations, the result can still be a draw. Ben Morse, CNN, "MLB London Series: Baseball searches for 'legacy' with Red Sox and Yankees games," 25 June 2019 At least four police officers can be seen with their weapons drawn at a Black man who was kneeling on the sidewalk, faced away from the officers, his hands interlaced behind his head. Breanna Edwards, Essence, "Woman Pleads With California Officers Not To Shoot Kneeling Black Man," 13 June 2019

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First Known Use of interlace

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

History and Etymology for interlace

Middle English entrelacen, from Anglo-French entrelacer, from entre- inter- + lacer to lace

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More Definitions for interlace

interlace

verb

English Language Learners Definition of interlace

: to join together (narrow things, such as strings or branches) by crossing them over and under each other

interlace

verb
in·​ter·​lace | \ ˌin-tər-ˈlās How to pronounce interlace (audio) \
interlaced; interlacing

Kids Definition of interlace

: to unite by or as if by lacing together

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