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(ɪnsneəʳ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense ensnares, present participle ensnaring, past tense, past participle ensnared

1. verb

If you ensnare someone, you gain power over them, especially by using dishonest or deceitful methods.

Feminism is simply another device to ensnare women. [VERB noun]

We find ourselves ensnared in employment acts which do not help resolve industrialdisputes. [V-ed + in]

2. verb

If an animal is ensnared, it is caught in a trap.

The spider must wait for prey to be ensnared on its web. [beV-ed + on/in]

Synonyms: trap, catch, capture, seize More Synonyms of ensnare

ensnare in British English

or insnare (ɪnˈsnɛə)

verb (transitive)

to catch or trap in a snare

to trap or gain power over (someone) by dishonest or underhand means

Derived forms

ensnarement (enˈsnarement)

noun

ensnarer (enˈsnarer)

noun

ensnare in American English

(ɛnˈsnɛr; ɪnˈsnɛr)

verb transitiveWord forms: enˈsnared or enˈsnaring

to catch in or as in a snare; trap

Derived forms

ensnarement (enˈsnarement)

noun

Examples of 'ensnare' in a sentence
ensnare

She really doesn't like me at all, thinks that by being Nigel's mistress I was going to somehow ensnare her husband.To be liberated we must retreat from our retreat back into the main society, no longer blind to the coils that seek to ensnare us.

(verb) in the sense of trap

Definition

to catch (an animal) in a snare

The spider must wait for the prey to be ensnared in its web.

Synonyms

trap

The locals were trying to trap and kill the spiders.

catch

Police say they are confident of catching the killer.

capture

The police gave chase and captured him as he was trying to escape.

seize

seize the means of production

snarl

embroil

Any hostilities could further embroil U.N. troops in the fighting.

net

Poachers have been netting fish to sell on the black market.

snare

He'd snared a rabbit earlier in the day.

entangle

The door handle had entangled itself with the strap of her bag.

entrap

The whale's mouth contains filters which entrap plankton.

enmesh

She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of capture

Definition

to take by force

The police gave chase and captured him as he was trying to escape.

Synonyms

catch,

arrest,

take,

bag,

secure,

seize,

nail (informal),

collar (informal),

nab (informal),

apprehend,

lift (slang),

take prisoner,

take into custody,

feel your collar (slang)

in the sense of catch

Definition

to capture (a person or a fish or animal)

Police say they are confident of catching the killer.

Synonyms

capture,

arrest,

trap,

seize,

nail (informal),

nab (informal),

snare,

lift (slang),

apprehend,

ensnare,

entrap,

feel your collar (slang)

in the sense of embroil

Definition

to involve (oneself or another person) in problems or difficulties

Any hostilities could further embroil U.N. troops in the fighting.

Synonyms

involve,

complicate,

mix up,

implicate,

entangle,

mire,

ensnare,

encumber,

enmesh

Nearby words of
ensnare

ensign
enslave
enslavement
ensnare
ensue
ensuing
ensure

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单词	ensnare
释义	Trends of ensnare View usage for: ensnare (ɪnsneəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense ensnares, present participle ensnaring, past tense, past participle ensnared 1. verb If you ensnare someone, you gain power over them, especially by using dishonest or deceitful methods. Feminism is simply another device to ensnare women. [VERB noun] We find ourselves ensnared in employment acts which do not help resolve industrialdisputes. [V-ed + in] 2. verb If an animal is ensnared, it is caught in a trap. The spider must wait for prey to be ensnared on its web. [beV-ed + on/in] Synonyms: trap, catch, capture, seize More Synonyms of ensnare ensnare in British English or insnare (ɪnˈsnɛə) verb (transitive) 1. to catch or trap in a snare 2. to trap or gain power over (someone) by dishonest or underhand means Derived forms ensnarement (enˈsnarement) noun ensnarer (enˈsnarer) noun ensnare in American English (ɛnˈsnɛr; ɪnˈsnɛr) verb transitiveWord forms: enˈsnared or enˈsnaring to catch in or as in a snare; trap Derived forms ensnarement (enˈsnarement) noun Examples of 'ensnare' in a sentence ensnare She really doesn't like me at all, thinks that by being Nigel's mistress I was going to somehow ensnare her husband. Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002) To be liberated we must retreat from our retreat back into the main society, no longer blind to the coils that seek to ensnare us. Luke Rhinehart THE BOOK OF THE DIE (2002) (verb) in the sense of trap Definition to catch (an animal) in a snare The spider must wait for the prey to be ensnared in its web. Synonyms trap The locals were trying to trap and kill the spiders. catch Police say they are confident of catching the killer. capture The police gave chase and captured him as he was trying to escape. seize seize the means of production snarl embroil Any hostilities could further embroil U.N. troops in the fighting. net Poachers have been netting fish to sell on the black market. snare He'd snared a rabbit earlier in the day. entangle The door handle had entangled itself with the strap of her bag. entrap The whale's mouth contains filters which entrap plankton. enmesh She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict. Additional synonyms in the sense of capture Definition to take by force The police gave chase and captured him as he was trying to escape. Synonyms catch, arrest, take, bag, secure, seize, nail (informal), collar (informal), nab (informal), apprehend, lift (slang), take prisoner, take into custody, feel your collar (slang) in the sense of catch Definition to capture (a person or a fish or animal) Police say they are confident of catching the killer. Synonyms capture, arrest, trap, seize, nail (informal), nab (informal), snare, lift (slang), apprehend, ensnare, entrap, feel your collar (slang) in the sense of embroil Definition to involve (oneself or another person) in problems or difficulties Any hostilities could further embroil U.N. troops in the fighting. Synonyms involve, complicate, mix up, implicate, entangle, mire, ensnare, encumber, enmesh Nearby words of ensnare ensign enslave enslavement ensnare ensue ensuing ensure Synonyms of 'ensnare' ensnare Explore 'ensnare' in the dictionary
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