/ ɪnˈsneə(r); NAmE ɪnˈsner/ verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to make sb/sth unable to escape from a difficult situation or from a person who wants to control them
SYN trap :
young homeless people who become ensnared in a life of crime
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (formerly also as insnare ): from en- , in- in + the noun snare .