ensnarl C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɛnˈsnɑrl/ UK /ɪnˈsnɑːl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to entangle or trap, as in a snarl or knot Bureaucratic delays ensnarled the project for months. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to entangle or trap, as in... entanglesnarlensnareenmeshembroiltangleknot ↔ Opposites untangledisentanglefreeunravel Word family Related forms snarlsnare Etymology AI details From en- (causative) + snarl ('knot, tangle'), snarl being a frequentative of snare, from Old Norse snara ('noose'). snara Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ensnarl **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɛnˈsnɑrl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈsnɑːl/ ## Meanings 1. to entangle or trap, as in a snarl or knot ## Examples - Bureaucratic delays ensnarled the project for months. ## Synonyms - entangle - snarl - ensnare - enmesh - embroil - tangle - knot ## Antonyms - untangle - disentangle - free - unravel ## Related Forms - snarl - snare ## Roots and Affixes - Root: snara ## Etymology From en- (causative) + snarl ('knot, tangle'), snarl being a frequentative of snare, from Old Norse snara ('noose'). ## AI Etymology Ensnarl is from en- (causative) + snarl ('knot, tangle'), snarl being a frequentative of snare, from Old Norse snara ('noose'). Important recorded forms include snara (Old Norse). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to entangle or trap, as in a snarl or knot. The wider family includes related words such as snarl and snare. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown