entoil

[ en-toil ]

/ ɛnˈtɔɪl /

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verb (used with object)

to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.

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Origin of entoil

First recorded in 1575–85; en-¹ + toil²

Words nearby entoil

entocele, entochoroidea, entocornea, entoderm, entoectad, entoil, entomb, entomic, entomion, entomo-, entomofauna

British Dictionary definitions for entoil

entoil

/ (ɪnˈtɔɪl) /

verb

(tr) an archaic word for ensnare

Derived forms of entoil

entoilment, noun

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