enmesh

[ en-mesh ]
/ ɛnˈmɛʃ /
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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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Also immesh, inmesh.

Origin of enmesh

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

OTHER WORDS FROM enmesh

en·mesh·ment, noun

Words nearby enmesh

enlisted woman, enlistee, enlistment, enliven, enmarble, enmesh, enmity, enna, ennage, ennea-, ennead
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Words related to enmeshed

entangle, embroil, ensnare, entrap, implicate, snare, hook, incriminate, trammel, snarl, trap, catch, net, tangle

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British Dictionary definitions for enmeshed

enmesh

inmesh immesh

/ (ɪnˈmɛʃ) /

verb

(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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