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interweave Definition

inter·weave (in′tər wēv, intər wēv′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·wove, -·wo·ven, -·weav·ing

  1. to weave together; interlace
  2. to connect closely or intricately; intermingle; blend

interweave Synonyms

interweave

v.

interweave Usage Examples

Object

  • strand: The methodology can be seen as having two interwoven strands.
  • narrative: He has, he says, tried to interweave readable narrative with technical detail.
  • thread: We are merely one of nature's many interweaving threads.
  • story: Three highly acclaimed directors join together to direct three interwoven stories that take place during a journey from Central Europe to Rome.
  • plot: There are two interweaving plots in A Life Less Ordinary.
  • theme: In twenty-three pacey scenes, she interweaves cunningly themes relevant to us all.

Preposition: into

  • fabric: Football is interwoven into the fabric of everyday life.

Modifying Another Word

  • intricately: The lives of the Huddersfield mill workers are as intricately interwoven as the strands of the wool they manufacture.
  • inextricably: The sexual abuse was inextricably interwoven with the carrying out by the warden of his duties.
  • skilfully: A skilfully interwoven suspense filled plot is the basis for the work.
  • skillfully: All three dramas are interwoven skillfully as the series develops.
  • cleverly: I only hope the comparatively ambiguous nature of the films ' content, so cleverly interwoven and profound doesn't put potential viewers off.
  • seamlessly: George and Anthony's new material was seamlessly interwoven with the original Sherman brothers ' songs.

Infinitive complement

  • form: In time the two strands, the comic and serious, became interwoven to form a continuous narrative, tho usually with separate plots.
  • produce: This is a perfectly composed piece with all the musicians playing parts that interweave to produce a full sound.

Preposition: in

  • way: Their use of the roads, which is interwoven in complicated ways into the rest of their everyday lives, is no exception.
  • woof: The facts are not obtrusive, but they are there, interwoven in the gauzy woof of the artist's imagination.

Preposition: with

  • story: The above plot is interwoven with an Ethiopian folk story, Kind Man, Cruel Man.
  • history: As you wander through the garden gates a rich tapestry of plants and color unfolds interwoven with the history of the Tremayne family.
  • thread: The brief was to celebrate the great historical traditions of art and music, but interwoven together with a thread of national feeling.