Synonyms for ensnare
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : en-snair |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈsnɛər |
Top 10 synonyms for ensnare Other synonyms for the word ensnare
Définition of ensnare
Origin :- 1570s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + snare (n.). Related: Ensnared; ensnaring.
- verb trap
- 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
Antonyms for ensnare
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