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Definition of enmesh verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

enmesh

verb

NAmE//ɪnˈmɛʃ//

[usually passive] enmesh somebody/something (in something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they enmesh

he / she / it enmeshes

past simple enmeshed

-ing form enmeshing

to involve someone or something in a bad situation that it is not easy to escape from

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