Complete Definition of "ensnare"

English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(r)

Verb
en-verb|ensnares|ensnaring|ensnared

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

#* 2005, w:Plato|Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination|250d-e.
#*: when we were asked to what one should apply the name �what is not�, we were ensnared in total paradox. Remeber?

  1. To entangle; to enmesh.

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
trans-top|To snare, to catch through a snare or trap
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Portuguese: engodar � v.
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trans-top|To entangle
trans-mid
Portuguese: emaranhar � v.; enredar
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Related terms
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