intriquer

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intrīcāre in the twentieth century. Doublet of intriguer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s‿ɛ̃.tʁi.ke/
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Verb

s’intriquer

  1. (pronominal) (rare, sciences or literary)
    1. (reflexive) to become mingled, tangled or enmeshed
      • 1996, Miguel Abensour, Étienne Tassin, L'animal politique, page 254:
        Les présupposés qu’implique le terme surprenant d’enjeu s’intriquent avec ceux d’une conception épocale de l’histoire de la philosophie.
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    2. (reciprocal) to intermingle, intermix or interflow
      • 1971, Miguel Abensour, Étienne Tassin, Archives d'opthalmologie et revue générale d'opthalmologie, volume 3:
        Il semble que les lignes de dépôts se soient nettement renforcées et que l’amiodarone se soit surtout fixé autour des lignes de dépôts; les deux processus se sont intriqués.
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