enmesh
verb (used with object)
to catch, as in a net; entangle.
enmeshed
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past participleof enmesh.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof enmesh.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
enmeshverb (used with object)to catch, as in a net; entangle.
Example Sentences
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In the series, they play a husband and wife whose marriage is struggling, and they become enmeshed with a local TV weatherman, played by Jason Bateman, who was also nominated in the category.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
These two countries are longtime military and strategic allies, with deeply enmeshed economies and several thousand miles of minimally guarded border.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
When Joe Biden was president, the relationship was very enmeshed, right?
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
As long as their parent is cognitively sharp and not enmeshed in a romance scam, the size and scope of an inheritance is entirely up to the parent.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
They were surrounded by Inka satrapies; their economy was enmeshed with the imperial machinery; they had hundreds or thousands of people doing the empire's bidding.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
