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illaqueate (iou)



illaqueate verb trans. Now rare. M16.
[Latin illaqueat- pa. ppl stem of illaqueare, formed as IL-1 + laqueare to snare, from laqueus noose, snare: see -ATE3.]
Catch (as) in a noose; ensnare, entrap.
illaqueable adjective (rare) able to be ensnared L17.