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Meaning of INSNARE

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In*snare"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insnared}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Insnaring}.] [Written also ensnare.]
1. To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial
   means. ``Insnare a gudgeon.'' --Fenton.

2. To take by wiles, stratagem, or deceit; to involve in
   difficulties or perplexities; to seduce by artifice; to
   inveigle; to allure; to entangle.

         The insnaring charms Of love's soft queen. --Glover.

 

 

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