ensnare

Verb
US[in-snair]/ɪnˈsnɛr/2 syllables
Synonyms: entrapframeset uptrapsnaretrammel

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)

  1. take or catch as if in a snare or trap“I was set up!”“The innocent man was framed by the police”Synonyms: entrapframeset upMore general deceive, lead on
  2. catch in or as if in a trap“The men trap foxes”Synonyms: trapentrapsnaretrammelMore general capture, catchMore specific gin
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

En·snare′ transitive verb

To catch in a snare. See Insnare.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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