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en⋅snarl

[en-snahrl]
–verb (used with object)
to entangle in or as in a snarl.

Origin:
1585–95; en- 1 + snarl 2
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en·snarl   (ěn-snärl')   
tr.v.   en·snarled, en·snarl·ing, en·snarls
To entangle in or as if in a snarl: "The Senate has contrived to ensnarl several major proposals in two legislative tangles" (New York Times).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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