Lure vs. Ensnare: What's the Difference?

Lure and Ensnare Definitions
Lure
Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward
The lure of the open road.
Ensnare
To take or catch in or as if in a snare; trap.
Lure
An attraction or appeal
Living on the ocean has a lure for many retirees.
Ensnare
To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
Lure
A decoy used in catching animals, especially an artificial bait used in catching fish.
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Ensnare
To entangle; to enmesh.
Lure
A bunch of feathers attached to a long cord, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
Ensnare
To catch in a snare. See Insnare.
Lure
To attract or entice, especially by wiles or temptation
Customers were lured to the store by ads promising big discounts.
Ensnare
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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Lure
To recall (a falcon) with a lure.
Ensnare
Catch in or as if in a trap;
The men trap foxes
Lure
Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
Lure
(fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
Lure
(falconry) A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
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Lure
A velvet smoothing brush.
Lure
(musical instrument) lur
Lure
(intransitive) To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile.
Lure
(transitive) To attract fish with a lure.
Lure
To recall a hawk with a lure.
Lure
A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; - used by falconers in recalling hawks.
Lure
Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.
Lure
A velvet smoothing brush.
Lure
To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.
I am not lured with love.
And various science lures the learned eye.
Lure
To recall a hawk or other animal.
Lure
Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
Lure
Anything that serves as an enticement
Lure
Something used to lure victims into danger
Lure
Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion;
He lured me into temptation