Snared vs Ensnared - What's the difference?
snared | ensnared |
(snare)
A trap made from a loop of wire, string, or leather.
(rare) A mental or psychological trap; usually in the phrase a snare and a delusion .
* Shakespeare
* 1719 ,
(veterinary) A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
(music) A set of chains strung across the bottom of a drum to create a rattling sound.
(music) A snare drum.
to catch or hold, especially with a loop.
* Milton
* Shakespeare
(ensnare)
To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
* 2005 : ,
To entangle; to enmesh.
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As verbs the difference between snared and ensnared
is that snared is past tense of snare while ensnared is past tense of ensnare.snared
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
* *snare
English
Noun
(en noun)- If thou retire, the Dauphin, well appointed, / Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee.
- ...and I had now lived two years under this uneasiness, which, indeed, made my life much less comfortable than it was before, as may be well imagined by any who know what it is to live in the constant snare of the fear of man.
Verb
(snar)- Lest that too heavenly form snare them.
- The mournful crocodile / With sorrow snares relenting passengers.
Anagrams
* ----ensnared
English
Verb
(head)ensnare
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Alternative forms
* (l)Verb
- When we were asked to what one should apply the name “what is not”, we were ensnared in total paradox. Remember?
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