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   In·ter·lace

   /ˈin(t)ərˌlās/

   

   verb

   • 1. cross or be crossed intricately together; interweave: "Jane interlaced her fingers to form a cup."
   • ▪ mingle or intersperse something with: "discussion interlaced with esoteric mathematics"
   • ▪ scan (a video image) in such a way that alternate lines form one sequence which is followed by the other lines in a second sequence: "you need different software to interlace the images"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French entrelacier, from entre- ‘between’ + lacier ‘to lace’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. interlacement noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • N

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   • T

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   • R

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   • L

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   • A

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   • C

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   • E

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