ensnare
verb/ɪnˈsneə(r)/
/ɪnˈsner/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ensnare | /ɪnˈsneə(r)/ /ɪnˈsner/ |
| he / she / it ensnares | /ɪnˈsneəz/ /ɪnˈsnerz/ |
| past simple ensnared | /ɪnˈsneəd/ /ɪnˈsnerd/ |
| past participle ensnared | /ɪnˈsneəd/ /ɪnˈsnerd/ |
| -ing form ensnaring | /ɪnˈsneərɪŋ/ /ɪnˈsnerɪŋ/ |
- ensnare somebody/something to make somebody/something unable to escape from a difficult situation or from a person who wants to control them synonym trap
- young homeless people who become ensnared in a life of crime
- She refused to let him ensnare her with his charm.
- He became ensnared in the complexities of the legal system.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (formerly also as insnare): from en-, in- ‘in’ + the noun snare.Want to learn more?
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