enmesh

English

Etymology

en- +‎ mesh

Verb

enmesh (third-person singular simple present enmeshes, present participle enmeshing, simple past and past participle enmeshed)

1. To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh or net like manner.
2. To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult
3. To involve in difficulties.

Translations

To mesh; to tangle or interweave

• Dutch: vangen (nl),verweven (nl)
• French: piéger (fr),captiver (fr)
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• Occitan: enredar, entrelaçar

To involve in such complications.

• Dutch: verstrikken (nl)
• French: emberlificoter (fr),empêtrer (fr),entortiller (fr)
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• Occitan: empedegar, enredar, empetegar (oc), enrambolhar

To involve in difficulties.

• Dutch: betrokken zijn,verwikkeld zijn
• French: entortiller (fr),inclure (fr),englober (fr)
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• Occitan: enrambolhar, empedegar, enredar

Related terms

• inmesh