Noah Webster
Insnare
INSNA'RE, verb transitive [in and snare.] To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means.
1. To inveigle; to seduce by artifice; to take by wiles, stratagem or deceit. The flattering tongue is apt to insnare the artless youth.
2. To entangle; to involve in difficulties or perplexities.
[This word is often written ensnare, but insnare is the true orthography.]