entoil

verb

en·​toil in-ˈtȯi(-ə)l 

entoiled; entoiling; entoils

transitive verb

: entrap, enmesh

Synonyms

• catch up
• enmesh
• immesh
• ensnare
• ensnarl
• entangle
• entrap
• mesh
• net
• snare
• tangle
• trap

Examples of entoil in a Sentence

entoiled by the strings of fate

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined above