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  • 51ensnare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. [en]trap, catch, net, bag; entangle, ensnarl, entoil (archaic); bait, decoy; seduce, entice. See deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. entrap, trap, snare, capture; see catch 1 , 2 , entangle . III… …

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  • 52involve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. imply, entail, include; complicate, entangle, inculpate, implicate, incriminate, commit; mean. See composition, difficulty, relation, disorder, attention, meaning, accusation. II (Roget s IV) v.… …

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  • 53snarl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. growl, gnarl, grumble; entangle. See discourtesy, threat. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Confusion] Syn. tangle, entanglement, complication; see confusion 2 . 2. [A snarling sound] Syn. growl, grumble,… …

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  • 54tangle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. snarl, mix up, jumble, mattedness; complication, involvement. v. mat, snarl; knot, mix inextricably; snare, trap, enmesh; catch, perplex; embroil, complicate. See disorder, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) …

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  • 55Crossing — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Crossing >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 crossing crossing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 intersection intersection interdigitation Sgm: N 1 decussation decussation transversion Sgm: N 1 convolution convolution &c. 248 …

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  • 56Embroil — Em*broil , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embroiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embroiling}.] [F. embrouiller; pref. em (L. in) + brouiller. See 1st {Broil}, and cf. {Imbroglio}.] 1. To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord; to entangle in a… …

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  • 57Embroiled — Embroil Em*broil , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embroiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embroiling}.] [F. embrouiller; pref. em (L. in) + brouiller. See 1st {Broil}, and cf. {Imbroglio}.] 1. To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord; to entangle …

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  • 58Embroiling — Embroil Em*broil , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embroiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embroiling}.] [F. embrouiller; pref. em (L. in) + brouiller. See 1st {Broil}, and cf. {Imbroglio}.] 1. To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord; to entangle …

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  • 59Hamper — Ham per, v. t. [OE. hamperen, hampren, prob. of the same origin as E. hamble.] To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; to entangle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber. Hampered nerves.… …

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  • 60Involve — In*volve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Involved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Involving}.] [L. involvere, involutum, to roll about, wrap up; pref. in in + volvere to roll: cf. OF. involver. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Involute}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To roll or fold up;… …

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