insnare

[ in-snair ]

verb (used with object)

, in·snared, in·snar·ing.

1. ensnare.

insnare

/ ɪnˈsnɛə /

verb

1. a less common spelling of ensnare

Derived Forms

• inˈsnarer, noun
• inˈsnarement, noun

Other Words From

• in·snarement noun
• in·snarer noun

Example Sentences

But the disturbing power prevails at length; and the united torrent bears onward in its might, boiling up from the bottom, whirling in many a vortex, flooding its shores with a malign deluge fraught with pestilence and fever, and burying forests in its depths, to insnare the heedless voyager.

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To catch in a net; to insnare.

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To smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare.

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To besmear or insnare with birdlime.

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To catch; to grasp; to insnare.

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