verb (used with object), en·laced, en·lac·ing.
- to interlace; intertwine: to enlace strands of rope.
- to bind or encircle with or as with a lace or cord: Vines enlaced the tree.
verb (tr)
- to bind or encircle with or as with laces
- to entangle; intertwine
late 14c., from Old French enlacer, from Late Latin *inlaciare, from in- + *lacius, from Latin laqueus “noose” (see lace (n.)). Related: Enlaced; enlacing.