transitive verb

1
: to weave together
2
: to mix or blend together
interweaving his own insights … with letters and memoirs Phoebe Adams

Examples of interweave in a Sentence

a house built from poles interwoven with vines a mat of interwoven fibers
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That’s how much the film’s success has become interwoven with China as a nation. David Opie, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025 No matter how seemingly esoteric that idea might be, too much of our world is interwoven to be totally divorced from our existence. Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025 Screens are interwoven into the lives of kids today. Sarah Scott, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025 While it’s interwoven with intrigue surrounding the Corby old boy network’s toxic-waste cover up, the series avoids procedural dryness by grounding its story in the daily lives of the families who were the scandal’s victims. Judy Berman, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interweave

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of interweave was in 1598

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“Interweave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interweave. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

interweave

verb
1
: to weave together
2
: to blend or cause to blend together

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