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See also: enlacé

English

Etymology

From Old French enlacer.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eɪs

Verb

enlace (third-person singular simple present enlaces, present participle enlacing, simple past and past participle enlaced)

  1. (transitive) To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace
    Synonyms: lace, encircle, enfold
    • c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.:
      But yet I may ſay ſafely, so many wel lettred
      Embraudred, enlaſid together, and fettred,
      And ſo little learning, ſo lewdly alowed,
      What fault find ye herein but may be avowed?
  2. (transitive, figurative, by extension) To entangle.

Anagrams

French

Verb

enlace

  1. inflection of enlacer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Noun

enlace m (plural enlaces)

  1. link
  2. (chemistry) bond

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈla.si/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈla.si/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈla.se/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈla.se/

Etymology 1

Deverbal from enlaçar (“to entwine”).

Noun

enlace m (plural enlaces)

  1. intertwining
    Synonym: enlaçamento
  2. connection, link
    Synonyms: conexão, ligação
  3. (figuratively) marriage
    Synonym: casamento
  4. hug
    Synonym: abraço

Etymology 2

Verb

enlace

  1. inflection of enlaçar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enˈlaθe/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enˈlase/
  • Rhymes: -aθe
  • Rhymes: -ase
  • Syllabification: en‧la‧ce

Etymology 1

Deverbal from enlazar.

Noun

enlace m (plural enlaces)

  1. link, connection
  2. bond, relationship
  3. union, marriage
  4. (chemistry) bond, linkage
  5. (military, government) liaison
  6. go-between
  7. (computing) link, hyperlink
    Synonyms: hiperenlace, hipervínculo, vínculo
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

enlace

  1. inflection of enlazar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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