Ensnare

  • 1Ensnare — En*snare , v. t. To catch in a snare. See {Insnare}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2ensnare — I verb allure, ambuscade, ambush, apprehend, bait, bamboozle, beguile, bilk, bluff, capere, capture, catch, catch unprepared, cheat, cozen, deceive, decoy, defraud, delude, dupe, enmesh, entangle, entice, entrap, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, hook …

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  • 3ensnare — 1570s, from EN (Cf. en ) (1) make, put in + SNARE (Cf. snare). Related: Ensnared; ensnaring …

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  • 4ensnare — snare, entrap, trap, bag, *catch, capture Analogous words: *lure, entice, inveigle, decoy …

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  • 5ensnare — [v] trap bag*, bat eyes at*, capture, catch, cheat, come on, deceive, decoy, embroil, enmesh, entangle, entice, entrap, hook, inveigle, lure, mislead, net, rope in, snag, snare, snarl, suck in*, tangle, trick; concepts 59,90 Ant. free, let go,… …

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  • 6ensnare — ► VERB ▪ catch in or as in a trap. DERIVATIVES ensnarement noun …

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  • 7ensnare — [en sner′, insner′] vt. ensnared, ensnaring to catch in or as in a snare; trap ensnarement n …

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  • 8ensnare — [[t]ɪnsne͟ə(r)[/t]] ensnares, ensnaring, ensnared 1) VERB If you ensnare someone, you gain power over them, especially by using dishonest or deceitful methods. [V n] Feminism is simply another device to ensnare women... [V ed] We find ourselves… …

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  • 9ensnare — UK [ɪnˈsneə(r)] / US [ɪnˈsner] verb [transitive] Word forms ensnare : present tense I/you/we/they ensnare he/she/it ensnares present participle ensnaring past tense ensnared past participle ensnared formal 1) if a bad situation ensnares someone,… …

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  • 10ensnare — ensnarement, n. ensnarer, n. ensnaringly, adv. /en snair /, v.t., ensnared, ensnaring. to capture in, or involve as in, a snare: to be ensnared by lies; to ensnare birds. Also, insnare. [1585 95; EN 1 + SNARE1] Syn. entrap, entangle, enmesh. Ant …

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