ensnare

1 take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: entrap, frame, set up]

2 catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: trap, entrap, snare, trammel]

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛə(r)

Verb

1. To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
   • 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?

2. To entangle; to enmesh.

Related terms

• snare

Translations

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