WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•ter•weave /ˌɪntɚˈwiv/USA pronunciation
v., -wove or -weaved, -wo•ven or -wove or -weaved, -weav•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to weave together;
intermingle: [no object]The melodies interweaved throughout the work.[~ + object]interweaving truth with fiction.
in•ter•weave
(v. in′tər wēv′;n. in′tər wēv′),USA pronunciation v., -wove or -weaved, -wo•ven or -wove or -weaved, -weav•ing, n.
v.t.
v.i.
n.
in′ter•weave′ment, n.
in′ter•weav′er, n.
in′ter•weav′ing•ly, adv.
v.t.
- to weave together, as threads, strands, branches, or roots.
- to intermingle or combine as if by weaving:to interweave truth with fiction.
v.i.
- to become woven together, interlaced, or intermingled.
n.
- the act of interweaving or the state of being interwoven;
blend:a perfect interweave of Spanish and American cultures.
- inter- + weave 1570–80
in′ter•weav′er, n.
in′ter•weav′ing•ly, adv.
'interwoven' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
basket
- cipher
- darn
- elastic
- guilloche
- heather
- implicit
- lamé
- mat
- tinsel
- tissue
- wattle
- wattle and daub
- baldachin
- basketwork
- contexture
- coracle
- dopatta
- fiction
- hackmatack
- hairweaving
- intertexture
- interweave
- mend
- mesh
- pseudoparenchyma
- texture
- threaded
- truelove knot
- villous
- wire netting
- samite
- sprang