"enmesh" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɛnˈmɛʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enmesh.wav Forms: enmeshes [present, singular, third-person], enmeshing [participle, present], enmeshed [participle, past], enmeshed [past]
Etymology: From en- + mesh. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|mesh}} en- + mesh Head templates: {{en-verb}} enmesh (third-person singular simple present enmeshes, present participle enmeshing, simple past and past participle enmeshed)
  1. To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner. Translations (To mesh; to tangle or interweave): впримчвам (vprimčvam) (Bulgarian), vangen (Dutch), verweven (Dutch), piéger (French), captiver (French), enredar (Occitan), entrelaçar (Occitan), enredar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-enmesh-en-verb-9hVqxcbJ Disambiguation of 'To mesh; to tangle or interweave': 94 4 3
  2. To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
    Sense id: en-enmesh-en-verb-pf1~48Ov
  3. To involve in difficulties. Translations (To involve in difficulties): 陷入(困境) (ham⁶ jap⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), betrokken zijn (Dutch), verwikkeld zijn (Dutch), entortiller (French), inclure (French), englober (French), enrambolhar (Occitan), empedegar (Occitan), enredar (Occitan), enredar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-enmesh-en-verb-z3XkL4yo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 70 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 29 24 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 9 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 10 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 14 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 15 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 13 15 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 16 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 18 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 13 15 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 14 74 Disambiguation of 'To involve in difficulties': 3 12 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: inmesh Translations (To involve in such complications): уплитам (uplitam) (Bulgarian), verstrikken (Dutch), emberlificoter (French), empêtrer (French), entortiller (French), empedegar (Occitan), enredar (Occitan), empetegar (Occitan), enrambolhar (Occitan), enmarañar (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'To involve in such complications': 7 48 45

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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