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insnare

[ in-snair ]
/ ɪnˈsnɛər /

verb (used with object), in·snared, in·snar·ing.

ensnare.

Words nearby insnare

insipience, insist, insistence, insistency, insistent, insnare, insobriety, insociable, insofar, insofar as, insol.

OTHER WORDS FROM insnare

in·snare·ment, nounin·snar·er, noun
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Examples from the Web for insnare

  • This was Tom's plan to insnare me, and during this time he was in the cellar, preparing the dungeon for my reception.

    Seek and Find|Oliver Optic

  • She practises all her arts on me, as if I were a new lover, whom she wished to insnare.

    Vassall Morton|Francis Parkman

  • Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech.

    The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for insnare

insnare
/ (ɪnˈsnɛə) /

verb

a less common spelling of ensnare

Derived forms of insnare

insnarement, nouninsnarer, noun
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