enlace

Wind around tightly

Enlace means to encircle, bind, or intertwine—to wrap around something as if with laces.

The word is literary and rare: Vines enlaced the old stone columns.

It suggests elegant entanglement rather than mere binding, often appearing in poetry or romantic prose to describe things woven together: Their fingers enlaced as they walked.

entwine

intertwine

Twist together mutually

  • weaveInterlace strands into fabric
  • braidInterwoven strand pattern
  • twistRotating motion or surprise

coil · spiral · wreathe · plait · tangle · loop · interweave · mesh · enmesh · entangle

union

merge

Combine into unity

  • joinConnect or enlist
  • fuseProtective melting wire
  • unifyCombine into a whole

blend · combine · amalgamate · integrate · consolidate · converge · synthesis · melding · coalescence · confluence

bind

tie

Equal score, or neckwear

rope · strap · tether · cinch · buckle · latch · clamp · anchor · shackle · moor

relationship

intimacy

Emotional closeness between people

affection · connection · partnership · love · devotion · commitment · union · closeness · attachment · intertwined

Categories
Opposites
physical binding/intertwining

enlaceuntangle

Undo knots or confusion

disentangle · unlace · untwine · unwind · uncoil

embrace/encirclement

enlacerelease

To let go

let go · unwrap · relinquish · loose · liberate

connection/attachment

enlacerelease

To let go

separate · detach · disconnect · unbind · unfasten

Family

lace, lacing, interlace, unlace, unlaced, interlaced, interlacing, unlacing, relacing

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G