intertex

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/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈtɛks/

verb

To intertwine; to weave or bind together.

“intertexed fibre”

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Meanings

verbintertex (third-person singular simple present intertexes, present participle intertexing, simple past and past participle intertexed)

present singular third person intertexes · participle present intertexing · participle past intertexed · past intertexed

  1. obsoleteTo intertwine; to weave or bind together.

    intertexed fibre

    1 more example

    The bright bride's paths, embellish'd more than thine, / With light of love this pair doth intertex!

    a. 1638 (date written), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Under-woods. Consisting of Divers Poems. (please specify the poem)”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second Folio), London: […] Richard Meighen, published 1640, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinintertexere
  2. Englishintertex

From Latin intertexere, from inter (“between”) + texere (“to weave”).

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APA

intertex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertex

MLA

“intertex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertex. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intertex,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertex.

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