"enknit" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: enknits [present, singular, third-person], enknitting [participle, present], enknitted [participle, past], enknitted [past]
Etymology: From Middle English inknitten, equivalent to en- + knit. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inknitten}} Middle English inknitten, {{prefix|en|en|knit}} en- + knit Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} enknit (third-person singular simple present enknits, present participle enknitting, simple past and past participle enknitted)
  1. (transitive) To knit in; intwine; (by extension) to interweave Tags: transitive Synonyms: inknit, in-knit
    Sense id: en-enknit-en-verb--1xJ6mg~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

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