ENSNARE


Meaning of ENSNARE in English

/ 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 .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.