interleave

[ in-ter-leev ]

verb (used with object)

, in·ter·leaved, in·ter·leav·ing.

1. to provide blank leaves in (a book) for notes or written comments.
2. to insert blank leaves between (the regular printed leaves).
3. to insert something alternately and regularly between the pages or parts of:

   Interleave the eight-page form with carbon paper.

4. to insert (material) alternately and regularly between the pages or parts of something else:

   Interleave carbon paper between the pages of the form.

5. Computers.
   1. to arrange (an operation) so that two or more programs, sets of instructions, etc., are performed in an alternating fashion.
   2. to mix (data and control characters) in a single operation.

interleave

/ ˌɪntəˈliːv /

verb

1. often foll by with to intersperse (with), esp alternately, as the illustrations in a book (with protective leaves)
2. to provide (a book) with blank leaves for notes, etc, or to protect illustrations

Other Words From

• unin·ter·leaved adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of interleave¹

First recorded in 1660–70; inter- + leave ³

Example Sentences

And critically, there is overlap between cases in which A beats B and A loses to C. This interleaving of the numbers on the faces enables the intransitivity.

From Scientific American

The detector is essentially made from camera film interleaved with 1,000 tungsten plates.

From Scientific American

Klein, an Argentine-born big band leader famous for his interleaved, cyclical melodies, was a teacher and mentor to Sánchez in the 2000s, when he was living in Barcelona; she would travel from Madrid for lessons.

From New York Times

Her riddles interleave what reads like a sociological thesis told in free verse.

From Washington Post

And yet out of this chaos emerges a vivid set of beings, beset by humanity’s common fears and passions, doubts and epiphanies, who also participate in a pulpish adventure interleaved with meditative moments.

From Washington Post