"complect" meaning in English

See complect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: complects [present, singular, third-person], complecting [participle, present], complected [participle, past], complected [past]
Etymology: From Latin complectī (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”). See complex. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|complectī||to entwine, encircle, compass, infold}} Latin complectī (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} complect (third-person singular simple present complects, present participle complecting, simple past and past participle complected)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To join by weaving. Tags: archaic, transitive Synonyms (archaic: to join by weaving): interweave
    Sense id: en-complect-en-verb-e-3gF1Qc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 51 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 51 3 3 Disambiguation of 'archaic: to join by weaving': 96 4
  2. (archaic, transitive) To embrace. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-complect-en-verb-jLEiU0Fu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 51 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 51 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: entwine, interconnect, interlink Derived forms: complected (english: woven together, interwoven) Related terms: intercommunicate, join, tangle

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "To embrace."
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    }
  ],
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      "sense": "archaic: to join by weaving",
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    },
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}

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