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Intertwine vs Interfere - What's the difference?

intertwine | interfere |

In intransitive terms the difference between intertwine and interfere

is that intertwine is to become twined together while interfere is to get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.

As verbs the difference between intertwine and interfere

is that intertwine is to twine something together while interfere is to get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.

intertwine

English

Verb

(intertwin)
  • To twine something together.
  • * 2005 , .
  • 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.
  • To become twined together.
  • Synonyms

    * (twine around each other) (l)

    interfere

    English

    Alternative forms

    * enterfere (obsolete)

    Verb

    (interfer)
  • To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
  • I always try not to interfere with other people’s personal affairs.
  • (physics) (of waves) To be correlated with each other when overlapped]] or [[superpose, superposed.
  • Correlated waves interfere''' to produce interesting patterns, while uncorrelated waves overlap without '''interfering .
    Where the radio-wave signals of the two radio stations interfere the listener hears nothing but noise.
  • (mostly of horses) To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
  • Derived terms

    * interference

    See also

    * busy body * interferometry