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Splice

To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.

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Verb group 8

Conjoin 84% connected

To join together; to unite.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Conjoin 84% connected

To join together; to unite.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Espouse 84% connected

To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Espouse 84% connected

To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Marry 84% connected

To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and w…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Marry 84% connected

To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and w…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Wed 84% connected

A pledge; a pawn.

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Wed 84% connected

A pledge; a pawn.

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Conjoin 76% connected

To join together; to unite.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Conjunction 76% connected

The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Enlace 76% connected

To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace; to lace; to encircle; to enfold; hence, to entangle.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Entwine 76% connected

To twine, twist, or wreathe together or round.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Interlace 76% connected

To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Intertwine 76% connected

To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to interlace.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Join 76% connected

To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Joint 76% connected

The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or ju…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Junction 76% connected

The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lace 76% connected

That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in dr…

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Officiate 76% connected

To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public service.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Twine 76% connected

A twist; a convolution.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Piece 76% connected

A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piec…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Solemnize 76% connected

To perform with solemn or ritual ceremonies, or according to legal forms.

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Marry 92% connected

To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and w…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Splicing 92% connected

of Splice

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tie 92% connected

A knot; a fastening.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Wed 92% connected

A pledge; a pawn.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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