in·ter·cou·ple
ˌin-tər-ˈkə-pəl 
variants
or less commonly inter-couple
intercoupled also inter-coupled; intercoupling also inter-coupling
: to couple together
intercouples them so well that units can then be picked up as one entity and carried off without incident.—
Ronald A. Provenzale
Ronald A. ProvenzaleThe [railroad car] coupler will intercouple with all standard radial car couplers now in use—Transit Journal
Transit Journal
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or inter-couple
: occurring or existing between members of a couple or between two or more couples
Stage controversial scenes in the master bedroom with … inter-couple examinations of where it all went wrong.—Raymond Gill
Raymond Gill… the couples terrorise each other with their hilariously-mismatched social agendas. … We chart the inter-couple tensions, the petty snubs and snobberies.—Maeve Quigley
Maeve QuigleyDictionary Entries Near intercouple
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“Intercouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercouple. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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