ensnare
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en·snare
(ĕn-snâr′) also in·snare (ĭn-)tr.v. en·snared, en·snar·ing, en·snares also in·snared or in·snar·ing or in·snares
To take or catch in or as if in a snare; trap. See Synonyms at catch.
en·snare′ment n.
en·snar′er n.
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ensnare
(ɪnˈsnɛə) orinsnare
vb (tr)
1. to catch or trap in a snare
2. to trap or gain power over (someone) by dishonest or underhand means
enˈsnarement n
enˈsnarer n
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en•snare
(ɛnˈsnɛər)v.t. -snared, -snar•ing.
to capture in, or involve as if in, a snare: ensnared by lies.
[1585–95]
en•snare′ment, n.
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ensnare
Past participle: ensnared
Gerund: ensnaring
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| Verb | 1. | ensnare - take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" |
| 2. |  ensnare - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today" gin - trap with a snare; "gin game" |
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ensnare
verb trap, catch, capture, seize, snarl, embroil, net, snare, entangle, entrap, enmesh The spider must wait for the prey to be ensnared in its web.
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ensnare
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Translations
يوقِعُ في شَرْك
fangelokke i fælde
veiîa
suvilioti
ievilinātnoķert slazdā
dostať do osídiel
tuzağa düşürmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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ensnare
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ensnare
(inˈsneə) verb to trap. He was ensnared by her beauty.
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