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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I get the sense it’s not that enmeshed now.
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
He is enmeshed in the consequences of the gross blunder he made by going to war assuming an easy victory.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Over time, the promise of fair pricing became enmeshed with an even loftier assurance: by partnering with “ethical factories,” it would sell better-made clothing in a way that didn’t run afoul of the customer’s morals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 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
