ensnarl

en·snarl

verb \in-ˈsnär(-ə)l, en-\

Definition of ENSNARL

transitive verb

: to involve in a snarl

Examples of ENSNARL

1. <for two years the couple was ensnarled in the red tape of an international adoption>

First Known Use of ENSNARL

15th century

Related to ENSNARL

Synonyms: catch up, enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, 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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