intertwine

verb
/ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn/UK/ˌɪntəɹˈtwaɪn/US

Etymology

From inter- + twine.

  1. inherited from *dwisnós
  2. inherited from *twiznaz
  3. inherited from *twiʀn
  4. inherited from twīn
  5. inherited from twyn
  6. formed as intertwine — “inter- + twine

Definitions

  1. To twine (things) together.

    • You see, no doubt, that yet again, thanks to this intertwining, our many-headed sophist has forced us against our will to admit that what is not is in a way.
  2. To connect (things) closely.

  3. To become twined together.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. To become mutually involved.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at intertwine. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at intertwine. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at intertwine

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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