ensnare (verb)
1ensnare — ► VERB ▪ catch in or as in a trap. DERIVATIVES ensnarement noun …
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 …
3ensnare — verb the larvae construct pits to ensnare their prey Syn: capture, catch, trap, entrap, snare, net; entangle, embroil, enmesh …
4ensnare — verb a) To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap. When we were asked to what one should apply the name “what is not”, we were ensnared in total paradox. Remember? b) To entangle; to enmesh. See Also …
5ensnare — verb catch in or as in a trap. Derivatives ensnarement noun …
6ensnare — verb (T) formal to force or trick someone into doing something that they do not want to do: ensnared into a loveless relationship …
7ensnare — [[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… …
8ensnare — 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,… …
9ensnare — transitive verb Date: 1576 to take in or as if in a snare Synonyms: see catch …
10ensnare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. [en]trap, catch, net, bag; entangle, ensnarl, entoil (archaic); bait, decoy; seduce, entice. See deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. entrap, trap, snare, capture; see catch 1 , 2 , entangle . III… …