peter, burgee, cornet; Stars and Stripes, Union Jack.
2. badge, shield, badge of office, coat of arms; escutcheon, crest, armorial bearings, hatchment; eagle, star, crown, anchor; brassard, sash, stripe, chevron, bar, tab, epaulette; cockade, Mil. Sl. garbage, Mil. Sl. scrambled eggs, ribbons.
3. sign, seal, signet, token, emblem, device, figurehead; logo, symbol, brand, brand name, cipher, sigil, signet, signature; type, index, criterion.
enslave, v. 1. overcome, conquer, subjugate, subject, yoke, fetter, trammel, shackle, enchain; capture, trap, ensnare, snag, catch, lay by the heels, lead captive; take prisoner, kidnap, abduct, carry off.
2. captivate, fascinate, enrapture, enthrall; infatuate, inflame; bewitch, becharm, enchant; mesmerize, hypnotize, carry away, transport.
3. lay hold of, get a hold on, addict, habituate, Inf. hook.
enslavement, n. 1. slavery, bondage, enthrallment, thralldom, captivity; subjugation, subjection, subordination, control, restraint, oppression, repression; confinement, durance, duress; servitude, serfdom, vassalage, indenture.
2. capture, seizure, taking, ensnarement, conquest.
3. addiction, dependence, (of narcotics) habit; alcoholism, dipsomania; habituation, surrender.
ensnare, v. 1. snare, trap, entrap, tangle, entangle, enmesh, snarl, embroil, Archaic, entoil, Archaic. trepan.
2. inveigle, take in, dupe, gull, hoax; bamboozle, beguile, mislead, hoodwink; get around, put one over on; seduce, allure, captivate.
ensue, v. 1. follow, come afterward, succeed, come next; attend, happen, occur, chance, come to pass, turn out; present itself, turn up, crop up.
2. result, eventuate, transpire; proceed, arise, emanate, flow, spring, come out of. ensure, v. 1. secure, attain, win, confirm, lock in, nail down; bring surely, bring about, bring round, effect, set up; clinch, bag, net, Inf. cinch.
2. assure, make sure or certain, dismiss all doubt; warrant, guarantee, underwrite, certify, entail, v. involve, require, necessitate, occasion; give origin to, bring on or about, produce; set up, institute, inaugurate, open the door to; cause, predetermine, preordain, impose, entangle, v. 1. tangle, snarl, ensnarl, ravel, knot, kink; twist, intertwist, twine, intertwine, mat; disorder, disarrange, tumble, jumble, rumple, muss.
2. ensnare, enmesh, entrap, snag, catch, catch up; seduce, lure, allure.
3. embroil, tie up, encumber, involve; confuse, perplex, nonplus, discompose, ruffle; confound, bewilder, muddle, befuddle; mix up, complicate, Sl. foul up.
4. implicate, inculpate, incriminate, Inf. suck in; embarrass, compromise, Inf. get into a mess, Inf. get into trouble, Inf. get into hot water.
entanglement, n. 1. tangle, snare, complication, problem, perplexity, puzzle, knot, Gordian knot; complexity, intricacy, network, complex, complicacy, web, webwork; coil, twist; wilderness, jungle, labyrinth, maze.
2. difficulty, involvement, imbroglio; predicament, fix, plight, quandary, dilemma; kink, gnarl, knotty point, frustration.
3. confusion, bewilderment, distraction, disorder, derangement; trouble, muddle, mix up, Sl. snafu, Sl. foul-up; implication, involvement, embarrassment, embranglement, Inf. mess, Inf. a heap of trouble; obstruction, obstacle, quagmire, quicksand, slough.