interplay

[ noun in-ter-pley; verb in-ter-pley, in-ter-pley ]

/ noun ˈɪn tərˌpleɪ; verb ˌɪn tərˈpleɪ, ˈɪn tərˌpleɪ /

reciprocal relationship, action, or influence: the interplay of plot and character.

to exert influence on each other.

Origin of interplay

First recorded in 1860–65; inter- + play

Miller is at his best delineating the interplay of technology, commerce, and culture.

How the Jazz Age Invented Modern America |Wendy Smith |May 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In school, we are made to understand the interplay of these distinct and understandable elements.

Desperately Seeking Charm: Steven Amsterdam on an Elusive Quality |Steven Amsterdam |April 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It is a direct result of the interplay between hate and the rise of hyper-partisan media.

The Obama Haters Book Club: The Canon Swells |John Avlon |October 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
See Fareed Zakaria's column, for a fine example of the interplay of these contending emotions.

What Romney Meant to Say (Part 3) |David Frum |August 2, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Sex is an interplay of many different factors conscious, cultural, emotional, and physical.

Newsweek Live Chat: What the Internet Can Teach Us About Sex |The Daily Beast |April 25, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The interplay of these forces makes the history of civilization—of nations and the great basic industries within the nations.

The Coming of Coal |Robert W. Bruere
We will never get at Bismarck through a study of the interplay of politics; suppose we state his case in terms of human nature?

Blood and Iron |John Hubert Greusel
I feel the interplay of tongue and larynx in my own case as shown in the plates.

How to Sing |Lilli Lehmann
Filled with 400 rods placed equidistantly, the lightning field is the interplay between precision and randomness.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
Besides, there is evident everywhere an interplay of forces acting and reacting so as mutually to help and fulfil one another.

Pantheism, Its Story and Significance |J. Allanson Picton

interplay

/ (ˈɪntəˌpleɪ) /

reciprocal and mutual action and reaction, as in circumstances, events, or personal relations