enmesh

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪnˈmɛʃ/ UK /ɪnˈmɛʃ/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

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verb
to entangle or involve deeply in something

He became enmeshed in a web of legal disputes.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to entangle or involve... entangle ensnare embroil involve entrap catchembrangle

Opposites

free disentangle extricate release liberate

Word family

Derived forms enmeshment

Related forms mesh

Etymology

From en- (causative) + mesh ('net'), mesh probably from Middle Dutch maesche or Old English max/masc ('net').

masc Old English

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# enmesh

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ɪnˈmɛʃ
**IPA (UK):** ɪnˈmɛʃ

## Meanings
1. to entangle or involve deeply in something

## Examples
- He became enmeshed in a web of legal disputes.

## Synonyms
- entangle
- ensnare
- embroil
- involve
- entrap
- catch
- embrangle

## Antonyms
- free
- disentangle
- extricate
- release
- liberate

## Derived Forms
- enmeshment

## Related Forms
- mesh

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: masc

## Etymology
From en- (causative) + mesh ('net'), mesh probably from Middle Dutch maesche or Old English max/masc ('net').

## AI Etymology
Enmesh comes from en- (causative) + mesh ('net'), mesh probably from Middle Dutch maesche or Old English max/masc ('net'). The historical trail runs through Old English masc. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to entangle or involve deeply in something. Derived formations include enmeshment; related forms include mesh.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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