Antonyms for ensnare


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-snair
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈsnɛər


Definition of ensnare

Origin :
  • 1570s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + snare (n.). Related: Ensnared; ensnaring.
  • verb trap
Example sentences :
  • Only be brave, and stay here with me; don't let her ensnare you!
  • Extract from : « The Tinted Venus » by F. Anstey
  • Ay; that's it—too innocent t' conceal her feelin's an' too proud to ensnare you.
  • Extract from : « Harbor Tales Down North » by Norman Duncan
  • He knew the cunning plan Satan had conceived to ensnare Peter.
  • Extract from : « The Work Of Christ » by A. C. Gaebelein
  • It seems impossible that one should ensnare its elusive spirit.
  • Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke
  • The bishop put many questions to him to see if he could ensnare him.
  • Extract from : « Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) » by John Howie
  • To him she was nothing but a harlot to be used to ensnare his enemies.
  • Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea
  • She it was that taught them how to ensnare the victims marked for their bows.
  • Extract from : « Edith and John » by Franklin S. Farquhar
  • He can ensnare a person in no time, and it won't be long before he'll undo her, too.
  • Extract from : « A Family of Noblemen » by Mikhal Saltykov
  • It is the most subtle and sweeping of all evil methods to ensnare the mind of man.
  • Extract from : « The Other Side of Evolution » by Alexander Patterson
  • This enabled him to devise a project by which to ensnare the savages to their ruin.
  • Extract from : « The Lily and the Totem » by William Gilmore Simms

Synonyms for ensnare

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