enmesh

American

[en-mesh] / ɛnˈmɛʃ /

verb (used with object)

to catch, as in a net; entangle.

He was enmeshed by financial difficulties.

enmesh British

/ ɪnˈmɛʃ /

verb

(tr) to catch or involve in or as if in a net or snare; entangle

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Other Word Forms

enmeshment noun

Etymology

Origin of enmesh

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

Example Sentences

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The family history is enmeshed with the British Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal

They were a power couple in Washington, high-profile political reporters enmeshed in the capital’s social scene.

From The Wall Street Journal

Around the time Epstein was released from a Florida jail in 2009, Indyke and Kahn were enmeshed in Epstein’s complex financial and legal scaffolding.

From The Wall Street Journal

He met that milestone but, in 2024, a Delaware judge rejected the deal on the grounds that Tesla's board members were too personally and financially enmeshed with the company's boss.

From BBC

Instead, enmeshed by the thousands and even the millions in data centers, they function as a single “hyperscale” computer, with their collective thinking designated AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

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