Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun splicing

1 sense of splicing

Sense 1
splice, splicing -- (a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice")
       => junction, conjunction -- (something that joins or connects)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb splice

4 senses of splice

Sense 1
splice -- (join the ends of; "splice film")
       => join, conjoin -- (make contact or come together; "The two roads join here")

Sense 2
marry, wed, tie, splice -- (perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii")
       => officiate -- (act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?")

Sense 3
splice -- (join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes")
       => join, conjoin -- (make contact or come together; "The two roads join here")

Sense 4
splice -- (join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires")
       => intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace -- (spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts")

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