ensnare

  • 61trap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pitfall, snare, net, deadfall; ambush; carriage; trapdoor; ( pl.) equipment, luggage. v. catch, entrap, [en]snare, net, enmesh, fool, ambush. See deception, vehicle. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A device to …

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  • 62deceive — [13] Etymologically, to deceive someone is to ‘catch’ or ‘ensnare’ them. The word comes ultimately from Latin dēcipere ‘ensnare, take in’, a compound verb formed from the pejorative prefix dē and capere ‘take, seize’ (source of English capture… …

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  • 63entangle — v. a. 1. Ensnare, entrap, catch involve in complication. 2. Confuse (by twisting or crossing), intertwine, intertwist, interweave, tangle, knot, mat. 3. Perplex, embarrass, encumber, ensnare. 4. Puzzle, bewilder, catch, perplex, involve in… …

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  • 64trap — I. n. 1. Snare, gin, pitfall, springe, toil. 2. Ambush, stratagem, artifice, pitfall, trapan, toil, wile. 3. Trap ball. 4. Trap rock. II. v. a. 1. Ensnare, entrap, springe, noose. 2. Trapan, ensnare, take by s …

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  • 65snare — 1. noun 1) the hare was caught in a snare Syn: trap, gin, net, noose 2) avoid the snares of the new law Syn: pitfall, trap, catch, danger, hazard, peril; web, mesh …

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  • 66snare — n 1. trap, gin, springe, Archaic. trepan, deadfall, pitfall; noose; net, seine, meshes, v 2. trap, entangle, enmesh, Archaic. trepan; inveigle, take in, hoodwink, ensnare. See ensnare …

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  • 67net — I [[t]nɛt[/t]] n. v. net•ted, net•ting 1) tex a fabric consisting of a uniform open mesh made by weaving, twisting, knotting, crocheting, etc 2) a bag or other contrivance of such fabric, for catching fish or other animals: a butterfly net[/ex]… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 68net — I. /nɛt / (say net) noun 1. a lacelike fabric with a uniform mesh of cotton, silk, rayon, nylon, or other fibre, often forming the foundation of many kinds of lace. 2. a piece of meshed fabric for any purpose: a mosquito net. 3. a bag or other… …

  • 69κεκεπφωμέναι — κεπφόω ensnare like a perf part mp fem nom/voc pl κεκεπφωμένᾱͅ , κεπφόω ensnare like a perf part mp fem dat sg (doric aeolic) …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • 70κεκεπφωμένων — κεπφόω ensnare like a perf part mp fem gen pl κεπφόω ensnare like a perf part mp masc/neut gen pl …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)