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entangle v. 1 tangle, ensnarl, snarl, enmesh, catch (up), entrap, snag,<br />

foul, implicate, knot (up), twist; impede; involve, embroil:<br />

The propeller became entangled in the seaweed so that the boat<br />

couldn't move. 2 confuse, mix (up), twist, snarl, ensnarl,<br />

ensnare, hamper, complicate, confound, bewilder, perplex,<br />

embarrass: He became entangled in a web of social and business<br />

liaisons.<br />

enter v. 1 go or come (in or into), pass (into): Please enter at the<br />

left. 2 penetrate, pierce, stick (into), stab (into), puncture;<br />

invade, infiltrate: The nail entered the tyre here. The iron<br />

entered into his soul. 3 insert, inscribe, write, set or write<br />

or put down, note, record, take or jot down, register; log,<br />

document, minute: Enter your name on the dotted line. 4 enter<br />

on or upon, begin, start, commence, undertake, set out on, take<br />

up: I didn't want to enter the marathon if I couldn't finish.<br />

5 enrol, enlist, sign on or up, join, become a member of: He<br />

has entered the ranks of the unemployed. 6 present, offer,<br />

proffer, tender, submit: More than 100 poems were entered in<br />

the competition. 7 file, register, record, submit: The<br />

defendant entered a plea of 'Not guilty'. 8 enter into. engage<br />

or participate in, sign, be (a) party to, co-sign, countersign:<br />

We entered into an agreement to buy the house.<br />

enterprise<br />

n. 1 undertaking, project, venture, adventure, effort,<br />

programme, plan, scheme: His latest enterprise involves<br />

establishing a chain of pizza shops. 2 boldness, daring,<br />

courage, mettle, adventurousness, audacity, enthusiasm, zeal,<br />

energy, spirit, drive, vigour, ambition, initiative, push,<br />

eagerness, determination, resolve, purposefulness, purpose;<br />

aggressiveness; Colloq get-up-and-go, zip, pep, gumption, guts,<br />

US starch: It takes a lot of enterprise to start your own<br />

business. 3 business, operation, firm, company, concern,<br />

establishment: We began this enterprise on a shoestring.<br />

enterprising<br />

adj. resourceful, venturesome, adventurous, daring, courageous,<br />

bold, brave, mettlesome, audacious, enthusiastic, eager, keen,<br />

zealous, energetic, spirited, vigorous, ambitious, determined,<br />

resolved, resolute, earnest, purposeful, purposive,<br />

goal-oriented; aggressive, hard-working, indefatigable,<br />

tireless, diligent, assiduous, industrious, persevering; Colloq

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