Verb: ensnare en'snehr or in'snehr
- (hunting) catch in or as if in a trap
"The men ensnare foxes";
- trap, entrap, snare, trammel
- Make someone get in trouble by setting a trap or planting false or deliberately misleading evidence
"The innocent man was ensnared by the police";
- entrap, frame, set up [informal], fit up [Brit, informal], stitch up [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: ensnared, ensnares, ensnaring
Type of: capture, catch, cozen [literary], deceive, delude, lead on