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Intertwine vs Intertangle - What's the difference?

intertwine | intertangle |

In transitive terms the difference between intertwine and intertangle

is that intertwine is to twine something together while intertangle is to entangle; to intertwine.

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)

    intertangle

    English

    Verb

    (intertangl)
  • To entangle; to intertwine.
  • Moss and intertangled vines. — Longfellow.
    (Webster 1913)