enmesh
pronunciation
How to pronounce enmesh in British English:
UK [ɪnˈmeʃ]
How to pronounce enmesh in American English:
US [ɛnˈmɛʃ]
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- Verb:
- entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
Word Origin
- enmesh (v.)
- c. 1600, from en- (1) "put in" + mesh (v.). Related: Enmeshed; enmeshing.
Example
- 1. To enmesh in or as if in a fishing net .
- 2. Enmesh me , and impute my fall to sin ?
- 3. Britain has managed to enmesh its own servicemen in the national export drive .
- 4. They are just like other addictions that enchant and enmesh people with their prevailing power .
- 5. Such programs would help enmesh north korea in greater cooperation with the outside world , with benefits that pyongyang might be loath to abandon .