Ensnare

Verb

 * 1) To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
 * 2) * 2005: Plato, Sophist, Translation by Lesley Brown, 250d-e,
 * When we were asked to what one should apply the name “what is not”, we were ensnared in total paradox. Remember?
 * 1) To entangle; to enmesh.

Related terms

 * snare

Thesaurus
allure, bag, bait, bait the hook, birdlime, blandish, cajole, capture, catch, catch out, catch up, coax, decoy, draw, draw in, draw on, enmesh, ensnarl, entangle, entice, entoil, entrap, enweb, flirt, flirt with, foul, gin, give the come-on, harpoon, hook, hook in, inveigle, land, lasso, lead on, lime, lure, mesh, nail, net, noose, offer bait to, rope, rope in, sack, seduce, snag, snare, snarl, sniggle, spear, spread the toils, suck in, take, tangle, tangle up with, trap, trip, wind, woo

Etymology
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Translations

 * French:
 * Hungarian: tőrbe csal


 * Portuguese: engodar – v.
 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * French:


 * Portuguese: emaranhar – v.; enredar