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entrap
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en·trap  (n-trp)
tr.v. en·trapped, en·trap·ping, en·traps
1. To catch in or as if in a trap.
2.
a. To lure into danger, difficulty, or a compromising situation. See Synonyms at catch.
b. To lure into performing a previously or otherwise uncontemplated illegal act.

[French entraper, from Old French : en-, in; see en-1 + trape, trap (of Germanic origin).]

en·trapment n.

entrap [ɪnˈtræp]
vb -traps, -trapping, -trapped (tr)
1. to catch or snare in or as if in a trap
2. to lure or trick into danger, difficulty, or embarrassment
entrapper  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.entrap - take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with
2.entrapentrap - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
hunting, hunt - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
capture, catch - capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
gin - trap with a snare; "gin game"

entrap
noun
trick, lure, seduce, entice, deceive, implicate, lead on, embroil, beguile, allure, entangle, ensnare, inveigle, set a trap for, enmesh She was trying to entrap him into marriage.
verb
catch, net, capture, trap, snare, entangle, ensnare The whale's mouth contains filters which entrap plankton.
Translations
entrap [ɪnˈtræp] VTcoger en una trampa (fig) → entrampar
entrap [ɪnˈtræp] vt
(= catch) [+ criminal] → prendre au piège
(= trick) (into committing crime)piéger
to be entrapped → être piégé(e)
to be entrapped into doing sth → être amené(e) à faire qch par la ruse
entrap
vt
(= catch)(in einer Falle) fangen
(= induce) to entrap somebody into doing somethingjdn dazu verführen or verleiten, etw zu tun
entrap [ɪnˈtræp] vt (frm) → intrappolare
entrap [ɪnˈtræp] vt (frm) → intrappolare


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