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- \in-ˈsner, en-\
- /ɪnˈsneər/
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- \in-ˈsner, en-\
Definitions of ensnare word
- noun ensnare Catch in or as in a trap. 1
- transitive verb ensnare trap, entrap 1
- transitive verb ensnare animal: catch in a trap 1
- verb ensnare If you ensnare someone, you gain power over them, especially by using dishonest or deceitful methods. 0
- verb ensnare If an animal is ensnared, it is caught in a trap. 0
- verb ensnare to catch or trap in a snare 0
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ensnare popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ensnare
verb ensnare
- tangle — to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.
- enmesh — Cause to become entangled in something.
- catch up — If you catch up with someone who is in front of you, you reach them by walking faster than they are walking.
- snare — one of the strings of gut or of tightly spiraled metal stretched across the skin of a snare drum.
- catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
Antonyms for ensnare
verb ensnare
- disentangle — Free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- disenchant — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
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