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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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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The modern ideological stakes of translation—as a fraught operation transposing the utterances of a person enmeshed in a unique cultural fabric—begin here.
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Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
The agency withdrew its tacit support in 2022 and is currently enmeshed in litigation with the project, which is a collaboration between the Victoria University of Wellington and the political tech and data provider Aristotle.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Growing up with parents enmeshed in the dance world — the couple were longtime choreographers for the Nederlands Dans Theater — cultivated an early love for performance.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
And Tisch’s family, which is worth $10.1 billion, according to Forbes, is enmeshed in the city and has donated to Adams.
—James Barron, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
The agency withdrew its tacit support in 2022 and is currently enmeshed in litigation with the project, which is a collaboration between the Victoria University of Wellington and the political tech and data provider Aristotle.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Growing up with parents enmeshed in the dance world — the couple were longtime choreographers for the Nederlands Dans Theater — cultivated an early love for performance.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
And Tisch’s family, which is worth $10.1 billion, according to Forbes, is enmeshed in the city and has donated to Adams.
—James Barron, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enmesh. Accessed 18 Dec. 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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