Dictionary entry

Insnare

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.