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entangle
/ ɪnˈtæŋɡəl /
verb
- to catch or involve in or as if in a tangle; ensnare or enmesh
- to make tangled or twisted; snarl
- to make complicated; confuse
- to involve in difficulties; entrap
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Derived Forms
- enˈtangler, noun
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Other Words From
- en·tangle·a·ble adjective
- en·tangled·ly adverb
- en·tangled·ness noun
- en·tangler noun
- en·tangling·ly adverb
- inter·en·tangle verb (used with object) interentangled interentangling
- unen·tangle·a·ble adjective
- unen·tangled adjective
- unen·tangling adjective
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Example Sentences
We entangle them in a web of fear, of helplessness and anguish.
From there, the desires of each character entangle, leaving all of them unsatisfied.
He was visited by persons of all classes, who, taking their cue from the New Testament, strove to entangle him in his talk.
Literally, fools entangle affairs and circumstances, and require "wise men" to assist them out of their troubles.
The Pharisees, always captious and controversial, sought to entangle the Savior in a discussion on the subject of divorce.
You see these people entangle themselves in their own sophisms, because they do not know what demonstration means.
The Pharisees have found it of no avail to confront their enemy; but they may still be able to entangle Him.
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