interweave

[in-ter-weev, in-ter-weev]

verb (used with object)

interwove, interweaved, interwoven, interwove, interweaved, interweaving. 

1. to weave together, as threads, strands, branches, or roots.

2. to intermingle or combine as if by weaving.

   to interweave truth with fiction.

verb (used without object)

interwove, interweaved, interwoven, interwove, interweaved, interweaving. 

1. to become woven together, interlaced, or intermingled.

noun

1. the act of interweaving or the state of being interwoven; blend.

   a perfect interweave of Spanish and American cultures.

interweave

/ ˌɪntəˈwiːv /

verb

1. Also: interwork. to weave, blend, or twine together; intertwine

Other Word Forms

• interweavement noun
• interweaver noun
• interweavingly adverb
• uninterwoven adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of interweave¹

First recorded in 1570–80; inter- + weave

Example Sentences

The beetles rear and feed their young under the bark of spruce trees in complex webs of interweaving tunnels called galleries.

From BBC

"She holds this precious story with great care and tells it with dignity, interweaving the history of transplant surgery seamlessly."

From BBC

Costa, working in a mode that owes something to the essay documentaries of Chris Marker, interweaves elements of her family history with the recent history of Brazil.

From New York Times

It interweaves the traditional Latin text of the Requiem Mass with the anti-war poetry of soldier Wilfred Owen, who was killed a week before the Armistice.

From BBC

Yet, it also points to a hopefulness that this intricate interweaving implicit in the real world can be understood.

From Salon

Related Words

• fuse 
• intertwine 
• knit