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enmesh
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en·mesh
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ɛnˈmɛʃ
/
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en-
mesh
]
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verb (used with object)
to catch, as in a net; entangle:
He was enmeshed by financial difficulties.
Also,
immesh
,
inmesh
.
Origin:
1595–1605;
en-
1
+
mesh
Related forms
en·mesh·ment,
noun
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enmesh
,
inmesh
or
immesh
(ɪnˈmɛʃ)
—
vb
(
tr
) to catch or involve in or as if in a net or snare; entangle
inmesh
,
inmesh
or
immesh
—
vb
immesh
,
inmesh
or
immesh
—
vb
en'meshment
,
inmesh
or
immesh
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
enmesh
c.1600, from
en-
+
mesh
. Related: Enmeshed.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Enmesh
the frantic nonsense of these crazy and twisted tales.
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enmesh
the fancy of the summer visitors.
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