What is the meaning of ensnare?

Take or catch as if in a snare or trap.
- usage: "I was set up"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
- synonyms: entrap, frame, set up
Catch in or as if in a trap.
- usage: "The men trap foxes"
- synonyms: trap, entrap, snare, trammel

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APA	WordNet. (2010). ensnare. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ensnare/definitions/1273081
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