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
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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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
The film makes the resonant if not heavy-handed point that the world, and women, favors taller people, that masculine value is enmeshed with height—an argument that the face of the looksmaxxing movement, Clavicular, extends to other self-mutilation practices that aim to make men more beautiful.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Meanwhile, Mars is becoming easier to sight, after being enmeshed in the bright twilight glow for nearly a year.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Elwes has spent his years in California not just establishing his family life, but also further enmeshing himself in Hollywood.
—Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enmesh. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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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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