ensnarl

English

Etymology

en- +‎ snarl

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)l

Verb

ensnarl (third-person singular simple present ensnarls, present participle ensnarling, simple past and past participle ensnarled)

1. To entangle; to trap.
   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.9:

     They in awayt would closely him ensnarle, / Ere to his den he backward could recoyle, / And so would hope him easily to foyle.

Anagrams

• lanners, rannels