Entwine vs Unite - What's the difference?
entwine | unite |
To twist or twine around something (or one another).
* Shelley
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As verbs the difference between entwine and unite
is that entwine is to twist or twine around something (or one another) while unite is to come or bring together as one.entwine
English
Alternative forms
* (l)Verb
(entwin)- entwined in duskier wreaths her braided locks
Sam Leith
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Usage notes
Particularly used in attributive form entwined. Often used interchangeably with intertwine, with minor usage distinctions. In symmetric sense of two things twining around each other, such as the branches of two trees, narrower (term) may be preferred, but these are not strictly distinguished. In asymmetric sense of one thing twined in or around another – rather than mutually – such as a vine twined around a tree (but tree not twined around the vine), entwined is preferred.Synonyms
* (twine around one another) (l)unite
English
Verb
- The new government will try to unite the various factions.
- If we want to win, we will need to unite .
- I hope this song can unite people from all different cultures.
