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Definition of dovetail verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dovetail

verb

NAmE//ˈdʌvteɪl//

[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dovetail

he / she / it dovetails

past simple dovetailed

-ing form dovetailing

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(formal) dovetail (something) (with/into something) if two things dovetail or if one thing dovetails with another, they fit together well My plans dovetailed nicely with hers.

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