variants
or less commonly immesh
enmeshed also immeshed; enmeshing also immeshing; enmeshes also immeshes
: to catch or entangle in or as if in meshes
deeply enmeshed in the plot
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Examples of enmesh in a Sentence
soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention
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No moment like this Other former U.S. presidents have been enmeshed in high-profile legal problems, litigation and congressional investigation stemming from a political scandal.
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
The two were enmeshed in an affair prior to Tammy Daybell’s death.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
Russia’s geographical expanse dwarfs France’s, enmeshing the country in Europe but also the Caucasus, Central Asia, and East Asia.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
The two were enmeshed in an affair prior to Tammy Daybell’s death.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
Russia’s geographical expanse dwarfs France’s, enmeshing the country in Europe but also the Caucasus, Central Asia, and East Asia.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Rashida Jones becomes enmeshed with a robot in an effort to solve the mysterious disappearance of her family in Apple TV+‘s Sunny.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 June 2024
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enmesh. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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enmesh
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en·mesh
in-ˈmesh 
: to entangle in or as if in meshes
was enmeshed in a series of disputes
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