enmesh

[ en-mesh ]

/ ɛnˈmɛʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to catch, as in a net; entangle: He was enmeshed by financial difficulties.

Also immesh, inmesh.

Origin of enmesh

First recorded in 1595–1605; en-¹ + mesh

OTHER WORDS FROM enmesh

en·mesh·ment, noun

Words nearby enmesh

enlistee, enlistment, enliven, enmarble, en masse, enmesh, enmity, Enna, ennage, -enne, ennea-

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Example sentences from the Web for enmesh

He maintained his position, and was condemned to death as a traitor, under the law which had been framed expressly to enmesh him.
Ten Tudor Statesmen|Arthur D. Innes
If one man is to run a hedge round a pasture, the pasture must first be stripped of the rights of common which enmesh it.
The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century|Richard Henry Tawney
All his anxiety was that Cesare should enmesh himself deep enough; and then—!
Little Novels of Italy|Maurice Henry Hewlett
He was leading the way into a trap, long set, which was sure to enmesh its prey.
Wunpost|Dane Coolidge

He had no fear of the consequences of his attempt to enmesh Louise Treharne.
The Eddy|Clarence L. Cullen

British Dictionary definitions for enmesh

enmesh

inmesh immesh

/ (ɪnˈmɛʃ) /

verb

(tr) to catch or involve in or as if in a net or snare; entangle

Derived forms of enmesh

enmeshment, noun

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单词	enmesh
释义	enmesh [ en-mesh ] / ɛnˈmɛʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR enmesh ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to catch, as in a net; entangle: He was enmeshed by financial difficulties. Also immesh, inmesh. Origin of enmesh First recorded in 1595–1605; en-¹ + mesh OTHER WORDS FROM enmesh en·mesh·ment, noun Words nearby enmesh enlistee, enlistment, enliven, enmarble, en masse, enmesh, enmity, Enna, ennage, -enne, ennea- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for enmesh He maintained his position, and was condemned to death as a traitor, under the law which had been framed expressly to enmesh him. Ten Tudor Statesmen\|Arthur D. Innes If one man is to run a hedge round a pasture, the pasture must first be stripped of the rights of common which enmesh it. The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century\|Richard Henry Tawney All his anxiety was that Cesare should enmesh himself deep enough; and then—! Little Novels of Italy\|Maurice Henry Hewlett He was leading the way into a trap, long set, which was sure to enmesh its prey. Wunpost\|Dane Coolidge He had no fear of the consequences of his attempt to enmesh Louise Treharne. The Eddy\|Clarence L. Cullen British Dictionary definitions for enmesh enmesh inmesh immesh / (ɪnˈmɛʃ) / verb (tr) to catch or involve in or as if in a net or snare; entangle Derived forms of enmesh enmeshment, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to enmesh entangle, embroil, ensnare, entrap, implicate, snare, hook, incriminate, trammel, snarl, trap, catch, net, tangle, box in, draw in, lay for
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enmesh

verb (used with object)

Origin of enmesh

OTHER WORDS FROM enmesh

Words nearby enmesh

Example sentences from the Web for enmesh

British Dictionary definitions for enmesh

inmesh immesh

verb

Derived forms of enmesh

Words related to enmesh