intertwine

verb

in·​ter·​twine ˌin-tər-ˈtwīn 

intertwined; intertwining; intertwines

transitive verb

: to unite by twining one with another

intransitive verb

: to twine about one another

also : to become mutually involved

intertwinement

ˌin-tər-ˈtwīn-mənt 

noun

Synonyms

• weave

Examples of intertwine in a Sentence

He's always telling stories in which the present and the past intertwine.

His fate is intertwined with hers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Because the couple’s lives have been so intertwined over the past decade, the actor had a close relationship with Kenya’s late father, Quincy Jones. —Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 July 2025

Fortune has also written the books One Golden Summer, This Summer Will Be Different, Meet Me at the Lake and Every Summer After — a whole lot of summer/lake fare, though none of those novels are intertwined. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025

At their best, manager and his assistant are intertwined, part of the same whole. —George Caulkin, New York Times, 7 July 2025

Embrace the Change Menopause is so intertwined with ageism. —Liz McNeil, People.com, 7 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for intertwine

• acridine
• alkaline
• andesine
• anodyne
• anticline
• arginine
• asinine
• atropine
• benzidine
• borderline
• byzantine
• calamine

Kids Definition

intertwine

verb

in·​ter·​twine ˌint-ər-ˈtwīn 

: to twine or cause to twine about one another : interlace