To trap or ensnare, as if by wrapping in toils (nets or snares).
From Old French 'entoiler,' from 'en-' (into) + 'toile' (cloth, net). Originally meant to catch in a net, but evolved to mean trapping in any way.
This poetic verb comes from the image of throwing a net over something—now it describes any kind of entrapment, like getting 'entoiled' in a complicated situation!
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