ə̇nˈsna(a)](ə)r, en-, -sne], ]ə\ transitive verb
Etymology: en- (I) + snare (n.)
: to take in or as if in a snare : snare
birds ensnared in a net
a simplicity which it would be easy to ensnare with the romanticism embodied in him — Victor Canning
Synonyms: see catch