"enlace" meaning in English

See enlace in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-us-enlace.ogg [US] Forms: enlaces [present, singular, third-person], enlacing [participle, present], enlaced [participle, past], enlaced [past]
Rhymes: -eɪs Etymology: From Old French enlacer. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|enlacer}} Old French enlacer Head templates: {{en-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 Tags: transitive Synonyms: lace, encircle, enfold
    Sense id: en-enlace-en-verb-k2C0REqV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 82 18
  2. (transitive, figurative, by extension) To entangle. Tags: broadly, figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-enlace-en-verb-1ZBc66M1

Inflected forms

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