Enlace

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace transitive

    "But yet I may ſay ſafely, so many wel lettred Embraudred, enlaſid together, and fettred, And ſo little learning, ſo lewdly alowed, What fault find ye herein but may be avowed?"

  2. 2
    spin, wind, or twist together wordnet
  3. 3
    To entangle. broadly, figuratively, transitive

    "The chains of command are designed to enlace various departments."

Synonyms

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intertwinelacebraidencircleenfoldentwine

Example

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"But yet I may ſay ſafely, so many wel lettred Embraudred, enlaſid together, and fettred, And ſo little learning, ſo lewdly alowed, What fault find ye herein but may be avowed?"

Etymology

From Old French enlacer.

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