entrap (redirected from entrapping)

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.

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

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en·trapment n.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	entrap - take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" ensnare, frame, set up cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with
	2.	entrap - catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" snare, trammel, trap, ensnare 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"

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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] VT → coger 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 something → jdn dazu verführen or verleiten, etw zu tun

entrap [ɪnˈtræp] vt (frm) → intrappolare

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entrap [ɪnˈtræp] vt (frm) → intrappolare