enmesh

[ en-mesh ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to catch, as in a net; entangle: He was enmeshed by financial difficulties.

Origin of enmesh

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; en-1 + mesh

Other words from enmesh

  • en·mesh·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for enmesh

enmesh

inmesh immesh

/ (ɪnˈmɛʃ) /


verb
  1. (tr) to catch or involve in or as if in a net or snare; entangle

Derived forms of enmesh

  • enmeshment, noun

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