Definition of "ensnare" []

• To take or catch in or as if in a snare. See Synonyms at catch. (verb-transitive)

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• "We already knew that the FBI showed up at the home of John Kinnucan, owner the independent research firm Broad Band Research, and asked him to wear a wire - in order 'ensnare' his client: SAC Capital."
• "Those are where the pressure lumps are usually situated, and centering on them will make you to ensnare these byproducts of tension and exhaustion."
• "Once they arrive, they discover that the offer was basically a trap in order to ensnare would-be sexual sinners for denouncement and execution by the local fundamentalist church."