intervolve

verb

in·​ter·​volve

¦intə(r)¦välv,

-¦vȯlv

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

: to involve or roll up one within another

mazes intricate, eccentric, intervolved

—John Milton

intransitive verb

: to twist or coil within one another

Word History

Etymology

inter- + -volve (as in involve)

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