illaqueate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Il*la"que*ate transitive verb
Etymology
L. illaqueatus, p.p. of illaqueare; pref. il- in + laqueare to insnare, fr. laqueus, noose, snare.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Illaqueated ; present participle & verbal noun Illaqueating
Definitions
  1. To insnare; to entrap; to entangle; to catch.
    Let not the surpassing eloquence of Taylor dazzle you, nor his scholastic retairy versatility of logic illaqueate your good sense. Coleridge.

Webster 1913