To bind with laces; to encircle or entwine; to trap or entangle.
From 'en-' (to cause to be) plus 'lace,' which comes from Old French 'lacier,' related to Latin 'laqueus' (noose). The word originally referred to binding with cord or rope.
Renaissance and medieval literature used 'enlace' with romantic connotations—lovers were 'enlaced' in each other's arms, showing how the word shifted from meaning 'physically tied' to meaning 'emotionally bound together.'
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