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enlacer

embrace, entwine

verb ahn-lah-SEH Rare
Body & Health Movement

Origin: From en- + lacer (to lace), Latin 'laqueus' (noose)

Also means

intertwine, wrap around

Usage Note

Enlacer describes a close physical embrace — s'enlacer (reflexive) means 'to hold each other', commonly used for romantic or emotional scenes. It also means to entwine or interweave physically, as vines around a tree. Like all verbs in -cer, it takes a cedilla before a/o: nous enlaçions.

Examples

"Les deux amis s'enlacèrent longuement à l'aéroport."

Natural Translation

The two friends embraced for a long time at the airport.

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