English verb: wreathe | |||
1. | wreathe (motion) move with slow, sinuous movements | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
2. | wreathe (contact) decorate or deck with wreaths | ||
Samples | Wreathe the grave site. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament | ||
3. | wreathe (contact) form into a wreath | ||
Synonyms | wind | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine | ||