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ENMESH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enmesh mean? 

ENMESH (verb)
  The verb ENMESH has 1 sense:

1. entangle or catch in (or as if in) a meshplay

  Familiarity information: ENMESH used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ENMESH (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they enmesh  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it enmeshes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: enmeshed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: enmeshed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: enmeshing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

enmesh; ensnarl; mesh

Hypernyms (to "enmesh" is one way to...):

entangle; mat; snarl; tangle (twist together or entwine into a confusing mass)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP


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