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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTERLA'CE, v.t. To intermix; to put or insert one thing with another.
They interlaced some errors.
The epic way is every where interlaced with dialogue.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" [syn: intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace] [ant: untwine]
2: hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck" [syn: lock, interlock, interlace]

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Middle English entrelacen, from Anglo-French entrelacer, from entre- inter- + lacer to lace Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to unite by or as if by lacing together ; interweave 2. to vary by alternation or intermixture ; intersperse <narrative interlaced with anecdotes> intransitive verb to cross one another as if woven together ; intertwine • interlacement noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 tr. bind intricately together; interweave. 2 tr. mingle, intersperse. 3 intr. cross each other intricately. Derivatives: interlacement n. Etymology: ME f. OF entrelacier (as INTER-, LACE v.)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Interlace In`ter*lace", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Interlaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Interlacing.] [OE. entrelacen, F. entrelacer. See Inter-, and Lace.] To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave. Severed into stripes That interlaced each other. --Cowper. The epic way is every where interlaced with dialogue. --Dryden. Interlacing arches (Arch.), arches, usually circular, so constructed that their archivolts intersect and seem to be interlaced.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Intertwine, interweave, inweave, intwine, twine together.

Moby Thesaurus

admix, alloy, amalgamate, bemingle, blend, braid, coact, coalesce, combine, commingle, commix, compose, compound, concoct, conglomerate, cooperate, dovetail, emulsify, engage, enlace, entwine, fuse, hash, homogenize, immingle, immix, integrate, interact, interblend, interchange, interknit, interlard, intermesh, intermingle, intermix, interplay, intertie, intertissue, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, interwork, intort, jumble, knead, knit, lace, loom, loop, mat, merge, mesh, mingle, mingle-mangle, mix, mix up, mortise, net, noose, plait, pleach, raddle, scramble, shuffle, splice, stir up, syncretize, throw together, tissue, toss together, twill, twine, twist, wattle, weave, web, work, wreathe