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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Insnare \In*snare"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Insnared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insnaring}.] [Written also ensnare.]
1. To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means. ''Insnare a gudgeon.'' --Fenton.
2. To take by wiles, stratagem, or deceit; to involve in difficulties or perplexities; to seduce by artifice; to inveigle; to allure; to entangle.
The insnaring charms Of love's soft queen. --Glover.
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