Ensnarl

//ɛnˈsnɑː(ɹ)l// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To entangle; to trap.

    "They in awayt would closely him ensnarle, / Ere to his den he backward could recoyle, / And so would hope him easily to foyle."

  2. 2
    entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh wordnet

Synonyms

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enmeshenmeshallurebait the hookbefoulbirdlime

Example

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"They in awayt would closely him ensnarle, / Ere to his den he backward could recoyle, / And so would hope him easily to foyle."

Etymology

From en- + snarl.

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