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en⋅mesh

[en-mesh]
–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


en⋅mesh⋅ment, noun
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en·mesh   (ěn-měsh')   
tr.v.   en·meshed also in·meshed, en·mesh·ing also in·mesh·ing, en·mesh·es also in·mesh·es
To entangle, involve, or catch in or as if in a mesh. See Synonyms at catch.
en·mesh'ment n.
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