interlace

1 to cause to twine about one another interlaced strands of her hair for a new look Synonyms enlace, entwine, implicate [archaic], intertwine, intertwist, interweave, inweave, lace, ply, twist, weave, wreathe, writheRelated Words braid, plait, plat, pleach; blend, fuse, join, link, mixNear Antonyms disentangle, uncoil, untangle, untwine, unwind

2 to scatter or set here and there among other things interlaced jokes between the serious passages in the speech Synonyms thread, intersperse, interweave, lace, salt, weave, wreatheRelated Words insert, intermingle, mingle, mix; alternate, juxtapose; amalgamate, assimilate, blend, combine, commingle, embody, fuse, incorporate, integrate, merge

3 to twist together into a usually confused mass I've interlaced the cables on my audio-video system so confusingly that I've no idea what connects what Synonyms entangle, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, knot, snarl, tangleRelated Words jumble, scrabble, scramble; braid, enlace, entwine, entwist, inweave, plait, twine, weave, wind, wreathe, writheNear Antonyms unknot, unravel, unscramble; unweaveAntonyms disentangle, unsnarl, untangle, untwine, untwist