insnare

[ in-snair ]

verb (used with object),in·snared, in·snar·ing.

Other words from insnare

  • in·snare·ment, noun
  • in·snar·er, noun

Words Nearby insnare

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How to use insnare in a sentence

  • This was Tom's plan to insnare me, and during this time he was in the cellar, preparing the dungeon for my reception.

    Seek and Find | Oliver Optic
  • She practises all her arts on me, as if I were a new lover, whom she wished to insnare.

    Vassall Morton | Francis Parkman
  • Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech.

British Dictionary definitions for insnare

insnare

/ (ɪnˈsnɛə) /


verb
  1. a less common spelling of ensnare

Derived forms of insnare

  • insnarement, noun
  • insnarer, noun

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