enmesh

verb
/ɛnˈmɛʃ/

Etymology

From en- + mesh.

  1. derived from *mezg-
  2. inherited from *maskwǭ
  3. inherited from masc
  4. inherited from mesche
  5. prefixed as enmesh — “en + mesh

Definitions

  1. To mesh

    To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner.

  2. To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.

  3. To involve in difficulties.

    • They take their time sizing each other up since they both know their motives might not be entirely honest. Tentatively they find warmth and companionship in each other. However, before long, they get enmeshed in Hale’s diabolical schemes.

The neighborhood

Derived

enmeshment

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at enmesh. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01enmesh02net-like03netlike04net05trapping06ensnaring07ensnare

A definitional loop anchored at enmesh. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at enmesh

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA