Ensnare
verb
To catch or trap someone or something in a clever or deceptive way.
The spider spins a web to ensnare its prey.
Often appears as...
- ensnare in a trap
- ensnare prey
verb
To attract someone deeply or irresistibly into a situation or relationship that is difficult to escape.
She was ensnared by the charm of the stranger.
Often appears as...
- ensnare in a relationship
- ensnare in deceit
verb
To catch or trap someone or something in a clever or deceptive way.
The spider spins a web to ensnare its prey.
Often appears as...
- ensnare in a trap
- ensnare prey
verb
To attract someone deeply or irresistibly into a situation or relationship that is difficult to escape.
She was ensnared by the charm of the stranger.
Often appears as...
- ensnare in a relationship
- ensnare in deceit
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Clever Trickery
Implies a skillful or clever act to trap someone, often linked with strategy.
The con artist ensnared his victims with a fake lottery.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Usually suggests a trap with dishonest or harmful intentions.
The new policy was designed to ensnare unsuspecting customers.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal
Often used metaphorically, not just for physical traps.
The advertisement was meant to ensnare people's attention.
Pro Tip 1/3Clever Trickery
Implies a skillful or clever act to trap someone, often linked with strategy.
The con artist ensnared his victims with a fake lottery.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Usually suggests a trap with dishonest or harmful intentions.
The new policy was designed to ensnare unsuspecting customers.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal
Often used metaphorically, not just for physical traps.
The advertisement was meant to ensnare people's attention.
Pro Tip 1/3Clever Trickery
Implies a skillful or clever act to trap someone, often linked with strategy.
The con artist ensnared his victims with a fake lottery.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Usually suggests a trap with dishonest or harmful intentions.
The new policy was designed to ensnare unsuspecting customers.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal
Often used metaphorically, not just for physical traps.
The advertisement was meant to ensnare people's attention.
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The US is addicted to...
if you don't hold on to that, if you can't support that with data, which we can, you will be drawn into the narrative of fear that will lead us to justify the kinds of horrors we have inflicted upon communities of color and low-income communities and people that become ensnared in our criminal legal system for far too long.
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VA Finalist PIPE National...
green is not one specific course of action but rather an overall lifestyle designed to minimize impact on the environment even little things like turning off lights when you leave a room we're cutting open plastic soda rings so they can't ensnare sea creatures when
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Lee Mokobe: A powerful...
becomes an asterisk at the bottom of equality pages. No one ever thinks of us as human because we are more ghost than flesh, because people fear that my gender expression is a trick, that it exists to be perverse, that it ensnares them without their consent,
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Why should you read...
When he flees to London, he becomes ensnared in a criminal underworld. These stories frequently portray Victorian life as grimy, corrupt, and cruel. But Dickens also saw his time as one in which old traditions were fading away.
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Love, no matter what PIPE...
is unlike any other feeling in the world. And until you have children, you don't know what it feels like. I think children had ensnared me the moment I connected fatherhood with loss. But I'm not sure I would have noticed that
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The myth of Arachne -...
Her tapestry showed the gods abusing their squabbling amongst themselves, drinking and bragging, and meddling in the lives of mortals. She represented Zeus as a philanderer, transfiguring himself to ensnare a swan for Leda,
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Could Sport Fishing...
then it's not because of deep blue. The reason for the attacks remains elusive. But while scouring the ocean for an explanation, experts come across something else that also ensnares large amounts of a tiger shark's prey.
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The myth of Hades and...
Though a meager amount, it was enough to ensnare her in Hades forever. Demeter wouldn't accept this fate. She swore that if she wasn’t reunited with Persephone, the fields would never be fertile again,
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Circadian Blues PIPE...
their sleep in jeopardy soothing colors warm lighting and soft bedding create an ideal habitat for sleep but the predator has entered their den if it can ensnare the pray he will
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Japanese Bees Swarm...
the petals determined to fight she becomes ensnared forced to bear pollen from the plant by mimicking the pheromone of the giant Hornet the orchid
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The US is addicted to...
if you don't hold on to that, if you can't support that with data, which we can, you will be drawn into the narrative of fear that will lead us to justify the kinds of horrors we have inflicted upon communities of color and low-income communities and people that become ensnared in our criminal legal system for far too long.
Video examples
VA Finalist PIPE National...
green is not one specific course of action but rather an overall lifestyle designed to minimize impact on the environment even little things like turning off lights when you leave a room we're cutting open plastic soda rings so they can't ensnare sea creatures when
Video examples
Lee Mokobe: A powerful...
becomes an asterisk at the bottom of equality pages. No one ever thinks of us as human because we are more ghost than flesh, because people fear that my gender expression is a trick, that it exists to be perverse, that it ensnares them without their consent,
Video examples
Why should you read...
When he flees to London, he becomes ensnared in a criminal underworld. These stories frequently portray Victorian life as grimy, corrupt, and cruel. But Dickens also saw his time as one in which old traditions were fading away.
Video examples
Love, no matter what PIPE...
is unlike any other feeling in the world. And until you have children, you don't know what it feels like. I think children had ensnared me the moment I connected fatherhood with loss. But I'm not sure I would have noticed that
Video examples
The myth of Arachne -...
Her tapestry showed the gods abusing their squabbling amongst themselves, drinking and bragging, and meddling in the lives of mortals. She represented Zeus as a philanderer, transfiguring himself to ensnare a swan for Leda,
Video examples
Could Sport Fishing...
then it's not because of deep blue. The reason for the attacks remains elusive. But while scouring the ocean for an explanation, experts come across something else that also ensnares large amounts of a tiger shark's prey.
Video examples
The myth of Hades and...
Though a meager amount, it was enough to ensnare her in Hades forever. Demeter wouldn't accept this fate. She swore that if she wasn’t reunited with Persephone, the fields would never be fertile again,
Video examples
Circadian Blues PIPE...
their sleep in jeopardy soothing colors warm lighting and soft bedding create an ideal habitat for sleep but the predator has entered their den if it can ensnare the pray he will
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Japanese Bees Swarm...
the petals determined to fight she becomes ensnared forced to bear pollen from the plant by mimicking the pheromone of the giant Hornet the orchid
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Ellie Kemper
American Actress
A man's face is not a rich person's lawn; you are wasting resources if you devote that much energy to trimming your beard, sideburns, or mustache just so. Nor is a man's face the woods; there need not be the tangled weeds, shrubbery, and wildlife/eggs benedict that get ensnared in them.
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Michel Foucault
French Historian
My hypothesis is not so much that the court is the natural expression of popular justice, but rather that its historical function is to ensnare it, to control it and strangle it, by re-inscribing it within institutions which are typical of a state apparatus.
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
American Businessman
Some have been ensnared in the net of excessive debt. The net of interest holds them fast, requiring them to sell their time and energies to meet the demands of creditors. They surrender their freedom, becoming slaves to their own extravagance.
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Preet Bharara
American Public Servant
From coast to coast, the FBI and Securities and Exchange Commission have ensnared people not only at hedge funds, but at technology and pharmaceutical companies, consulting and law firms, government agencies, and even a major stock exchange.
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Ellen G. White
American Writer
Music is made one of Satan's most attractive agencies to ensnare souls; but, when turned to a good account, it is a blessing. When abused, it leads the unconsecrated to pride, vanity, and folly.
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Laura van den Berg
American Writer
Not long after watching 'The Passenger,' I wrote the first lines of 'The Isle of Youth,' which concerns twin sisters who swap identities and become ensnared in the Miami underworld.
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Edwin Markham
American Poet
Big money is not a good thing for a little soul: it will only ensnare his feet, and he will fall to his ruin. Wealth is safe only for those who have a wealth of wisdom.
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Debra Granik
American Director
Sometimes you get ensnared by an idea, and it's what I call 'the sticky burr': You go hiking, and a burr sticks to you, and that's the film you're going to make.
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Martin Bashir
British Journalist
Press coverage has been difficult for him. I did not set out to ensnare him with a child.
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Charlotte Bronte
British Novelist
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.
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Ellie Kemper
American Actress
A man's face is not a rich person's lawn; you are wasting resources if you devote that much energy to trimming your beard, sideburns, or mustache just so. Nor is a man's face the woods; there need not be the tangled weeds, shrubbery, and wildlife/eggs benedict that get ensnared in them.
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Michel Foucault
French Historian
My hypothesis is not so much that the court is the natural expression of popular justice, but rather that its historical function is to ensnare it, to control it and strangle it, by re-inscribing it within institutions which are typical of a state apparatus.
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
American Businessman
Some have been ensnared in the net of excessive debt. The net of interest holds them fast, requiring them to sell their time and energies to meet the demands of creditors. They surrender their freedom, becoming slaves to their own extravagance.
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Preet Bharara
American Public Servant
From coast to coast, the FBI and Securities and Exchange Commission have ensnared people not only at hedge funds, but at technology and pharmaceutical companies, consulting and law firms, government agencies, and even a major stock exchange.
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Ellen G. White
American Writer
Music is made one of Satan's most attractive agencies to ensnare souls; but, when turned to a good account, it is a blessing. When abused, it leads the unconsecrated to pride, vanity, and folly.
Quote examples
Laura van den Berg
American Writer
Not long after watching 'The Passenger,' I wrote the first lines of 'The Isle of Youth,' which concerns twin sisters who swap identities and become ensnared in the Miami underworld.
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Edwin Markham
American Poet
Big money is not a good thing for a little soul: it will only ensnare his feet, and he will fall to his ruin. Wealth is safe only for those who have a wealth of wisdom.
Quote examples
Debra Granik
American Director
Sometimes you get ensnared by an idea, and it's what I call 'the sticky burr': You go hiking, and a burr sticks to you, and that's the film you're going to make.
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Martin Bashir
British Journalist
Press coverage has been difficult for him. I did not set out to ensnare him with a child.
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Charlotte Bronte
British Novelist
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.
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