| VERB | motion | wreathe | move with slow, sinuous movements |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | wreathe | decorate or deck with wreaths | |
| contact | wreathe, wind | form into a wreath |
| Meaning | Move with slow, sinuous movements. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Spanish | enroscarse, serpentear | |
| Catalan | serpentejar | |
| Meaning | decorate or deck with wreaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "wreathe the grave site" | |
| Broader | decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour / colour, etc. |
| Spanish | adornar con guirnaldas, enguirnaldar | |
| Meaning | form into a wreath. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | wind | |
| Broader | intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace | spin,wind, or twist together |
| Spanish | enrollar, envolver | |
| Catalan | embolicar, enrotllar, trenar | |
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