en·lace (ĕn-lās′) also in·lace (ĭn-) tr.v. en·laced ,
en·lac·ing ,
en·lac·es also
in·laced or
in·lac·ing or
in·lac·es 1. To wrap or wind about with or as if with a lace or laces; encircle.
2. To interlace; entwine.
en·lace′ment n.
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enlace (ɪnˈleɪs ) vb (
tr )
1. to bind or encircle with or as with laces
2. to entangle; intertwine
enˈlacement n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
en•lace (ɛnˈleɪs) v.t. -laced, -lac•ing. 1. to interlace; intertwine.
2. to bind or encircle with or as if with a lace or cord: Vines enlaced the tree.
[1325–75; < Old French
enlacier. See
en -
1 ,
lace ]
en•lace′ment, n.
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enlace Past participle: enlacedGerund: enlacingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I enlace you enlace he/she/it enlaces we enlace you enlace they enlace
Preterite I enlaced you enlaced he/she/it enlaced we enlaced you enlaced they enlaced
Present Continuous I am enlacing you are enlacing he/she/it is enlacing we are enlacing you are enlacing they are enlacing
Present Perfect I have enlaced you have enlaced he/she/it has enlaced we have enlaced you have enlaced they have enlaced
Past Continuous I was enlacing you were enlacing he/she/it was enlacing we were enlacing you were enlacing they were enlacing
Past Perfect I had enlaced you had enlaced he/she/it had enlaced we had enlaced you had enlaced they had enlaced
Future I will enlace you will enlace he/she/it will enlace we will enlace you will enlace they will enlace
Future Perfect I will have enlaced you will have enlaced he/she/it will have enlaced we will have enlaced you will have enlaced they will have enlaced
Future Continuous I will be enlacing you will be enlacing he/she/it will be enlacing we will be enlacing you will be enlacing they will be enlacing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been enlacing you have been enlacing he/she/it has been enlacing we have been enlacing you have been enlacing they have been enlacing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been enlacing you will have been enlacing he/she/it will have been enlacing we will have been enlacing you will have been enlacing they will have been enlacing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been enlacing you had been enlacing he/she/it had been enlacing we had been enlacing you had been enlacing they had been enlacing
Conditional I would enlace you would enlace he/she/it would enlace we would enlace you would enlace they would enlace
Past Conditional I would have enlaced you would have enlaced he/she/it would have enlaced we would have enlaced you would have enlaced they would have enlaced
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. enlace - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"twine - make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
wattle - interlace to form wattle
plash ,
pleach - interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge"
splice - join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"
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