Ensnare — En*snare , v. t. To catch in a snare. See {Insnare}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ensnare — 1570s, from EN (Cf. en ) (1) make, put in + SNARE (Cf. snare). Related: Ensnared; ensnaring … Etymology dictionary
ensnare — snare, entrap, trap, bag, *catch, capture Analogous words: *lure, entice, inveigle, decoy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ensnare — [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,… … New thesaurus
ensnare — ► VERB ▪ catch in or as in a trap. DERIVATIVES ensnarement noun … English terms dictionary
ensnare — [en sner′, insner′] vt. ensnared, ensnaring to catch in or as in a snare; trap ensnarement n … English World dictionary
ensnare — [[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… … English dictionary
ensnare — 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,… … English dictionary
ensnare — 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 … Universalium
ensnare — en|snare [ınˈsneə US ˈsner] v [T] 1.) formal to trap someone in an unpleasant or illegal situation, from which they cannot escape ensnare in ▪ Young girls were ensnared in prostitution rings. 2.) to catch an animal in a trap … Dictionary of contemporary English
