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enmesh
[ en-mesh ]
/ ÉnËmÉÊ /
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verb (used with object)
to catch, as in a net; entangle: He was enmeshed by financial difficulties.
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âWasâ is used for the indicative past tense of âto be,â and âwereâ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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enmesh
inmesh immesh
/ (ÉȘnËmÉÊ) /
verb
(tr) to catch or involve in or as if in a net or snare; entangle
Derived forms of enmesh
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