enmesh

en·mesh

verb \in-ˈmesh, en-\

Definition of ENMESH

transitive verb

: to catch or entangle in or as if in meshes <deeply enmeshed in the plot>

— en·mesh·ment \-mənt\ noun

Variants of ENMESH

en·mesh also im·mesh \i(m)-\

Examples of ENMESH

1. <soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention>

First Known Use of ENMESH

1604

Related to ENMESH

Synonyms: catch up, entangle (also immesh), ensnare, ensnarl, entoil, entrap, mesh, net, snare, tangle, trap

Antonyms: disentangle, untangle

Related Words: bag, birdlime, capture, collar; embroil, implicate, involve, mire

Near Antonyms: detach, disengage, extricate; clear, free, liberate

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Rhymes with ENMESH

afresh, bobeche, calèche, gooseflesh, horseflesh, parfleche, refresh, tête-bêche