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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
To vary by alternation or intermixture
interlace
transitive verb
1 : to unite by or as if by lacing together : INTERWEAVE
2 : to vary by alternation or intermixture : INTERSPERSE narrative interlaced with anecdotes
intransitive verb : to cross one another as if woven together : INTERTWINE
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"to vary by alternation or intermixture" - Is it "to vary by alternating or intermixing" identical in meaning to the dictionary definition? Please let me know. Thanks.
transitive verb
1 : to unite by or as if by lacing together : INTERWEAVE
2 : to vary by alternation or intermixture : INTERSPERSE narrative interlaced with anecdotes
intransitive verb : to cross one another as if woven together : INTERTWINE
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
"to vary by alternation or intermixture" - Is it "to vary by alternating or intermixing" identical in meaning to the dictionary definition? Please let me know. Thanks.
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The meanings would be the same. "
- The meanings would be the same.
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The meanings would be the same.
The verbal (gerund) has a greater sense of "the action," while the pure noun refers more to "the process."
The verbal (gerund) has a greater sense of "the action," while the pure noun refers more to "the process."
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