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insnare

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in⋅snare

  [in-snair]
Use insnare in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -snared, -snar⋅ing.
ensnare.
Related forms:
in⋅snare⋅ment, noun
in⋅snar⋅er, noun

en⋅snare

  [en-snair]
–verb (used with object), -snared, -snar⋅ing.
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare: to be ensnared by lies; to ensnare birds.
Also, insnare.

Origin:
1585–95; en- 1 + snare 1

Related forms:
en⋅snare⋅ment, noun
en⋅snar⋅er, noun
en⋅snar⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
entrap, entangle, enmesh.

Antonyms:
release.
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en·snare   (ěn-snâr')   
tr.v.   en·snared also in·snared, en·snar·ing also in·snar·ing, en·snares also in·snares
To take or catch in or as if in a snare. See Synonyms at catch.
en·snare'ment n., en·snar'er n.
in·snare   (ĭn-snâr')   
v.  Variant of ensnare.
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Word Origin & History

ensnare 
1576, from en- "make, put in" + snare (see snare).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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