complect

To join by weaving.

Verb

  1. To join by weaving.
  2. To embrace.

Origin

From Latin complectī (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”). See complex.

Forms

complects complecting complected

Synonyms

interweave entwine interconnect interlink

Related

intercommunicate join tangle

Derived

complected

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