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 Definition: [v]  entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
 
 Synonyms: ensnarl, mesh
 
 See Also: entangle, mat, snarl, tangle

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\En*mesh"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + mesh. Cf. {Inmesh}.]
To catch or entangle in, or as in, meshes. --Shak.

      My doubts enmesh me if I try.            --Lowell.

 
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