variants
or less commonly immesh
enmeshed also immeshed; enmeshing also immeshing; enmeshes also immeshes
: to catch or entangle in or as if in meshes
deeply enmeshed in the plot
Examples of enmesh in a Sentence
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
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
If bitcoin continues to become enmeshed in traditional finance, then the underlying supply-demand dynamics of the digital coin should lead to further gains, Parker said.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Brown embroiled in controversy Since 2007, the Super Bowl champion wide receiver has been enmeshed in a litany of bizarre on-field incidents and off-field controversies, some of which led to legal woes.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
Grounded in dreams of an idealized youth, his songs reflected vast ambition enmeshed in the belief that pop could be a conduit to the sublime.
—Ann Powers, NPR, 11 June 2025
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enmesh. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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enmesh
verb
en·mesh
in-ˈmesh 
: to entangle in or as if in meshes
was enmeshed in a series of disputes
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