different between intertwine vs interlard

English

Etymology

inter- +? twine

Verb

intertwine (third-person singular simple present intertwines, present participle intertwining, simple past and past participle intertwined)

1. (transitive) To twine something together.
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 240c.

     You see, no doubt, that yet again, thanks to this intertwining, our many-headed sophist has forced us against our will to admit that what is not is in a way.

2. (intransitive) To become twined together.

Synonyms

• (twine around each other): entwine

Translations

English

Etymology

From the literal sense of “to intersperse with alternate layers of lard (and/or other fats)”, existing since Middle English, from Middle French entrelarder, from entre- (“inter”) + larder (“to lard”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??nt??l??d/

Verb

interlard (third-person singular simple present interlards, present participle interlarding, simple past and past participle interlarded)

1. Bloat or embellish (something) by including (often minor and extraneous) details at regular intervals.
   • 1887, Theodor Eimer, Specialization in Science

     The German student appears only too often to think that he must present his subject in the most difficult phraseology, excessively interlarded with strange words, as if he purposely would permit a glance into the treasures of his science and his knowledge only to an extremely narrow circle.

Synonyms

• interweave

References