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1. Take or catch as if in a snare or trap
   "The innocent man was ensnared by the police"
   - entrap, frame, set up
    
2. Catch in or as if in a trap
   "The men ensnare foxes"
   - trap, entrap, snare, trammel

Derived forms: ensnared, ensnaring, ensnares

Type of: capture, catch, cozen, deceive, delude, lead on