different between entwine vs interlink

English

Alternative forms

• (archaic) intwine

Etymology

From en- +? twine (verb).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?twa?n/
• (General American) enPR: ?n-tw?n?, IPA^(key): /??n?twa?n/
• Rhymes: -a?n
• Hyphenation: en?twine

Verb

entwine (third-person singular simple present entwines, present participle entwining, simple past and past participle entwined)

1. To twist or twine around something (or one another).

Usage notes

Particularly used in attributive form entwined.

Often used interchangeably with intertwine, with minor usage distinctions. In symmetric sense of two things twining around each other, such as the branches of two trees, narrower intertwine may be preferred, but these are not strictly distinguished. In asymmetric sense of one thing twined in or around another – rather than mutually – such as a vine twined around a tree (but tree not twined around the vine), entwined is preferred.

Synonyms

• (twine around one another): intertwine

Derived terms

• entwinement (noun)
• entwining (noun)
• entwining (adj)

Translations

English

Etymology

From inter- +? link.

Verb

interlink (third-person singular simple present interlinks, present participle interlinking, simple past and past participle interlinked)

1. (intransitive) To link together.
2. (transitive) To link (two or more things) together.

Translations

Synonyms

• (to link two or more things together): affix, attach, join, put together; see also Thesaurus:join

Noun

interlink (plural interlinks)

1. A link of this kind.