Lure vs. Ensnare

Lure vs. Ensnare — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Lure and Ensnare

Lurenoun

something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure

Ensnareverb

To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.

Lurenoun

(fishing) an artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish

Ensnareverb

To entangle; to enmesh.

Lurenoun

a bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk

Ensnareverb

take or catch as if in a snare or trap;

I was set up!The innocent man was framed by the police
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Lurenoun

a velvet smoothing brush

Ensnareverb

catch in or as if in a trap;

The men trap foxes

Lurenoun

A trumpet with long curved tube, used for calling cattle, etc.

Lureverb

to attract by temptation etc.; to entice

Lureverb

to recall a hawk with a lure

Lurenoun

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

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Lurenoun

anything that serves as an enticement

Lurenoun

something used to lure victims into danger

Lureverb

provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion;

He lured me into temptation