Hypertext Webster Gateway: "insnared"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Insnare \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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