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entrap
[ en-trap ]
verb (used with object)
- to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
The hunters used nets to entrap the lion.
Synonyms: , ,
- to bring unawares into difficulty or danger:
He entrapped himself in the web of his own lies.
- to lure into performing an act or making a statement that is compromising or illegal.
- to draw into contradiction or damaging admission:
The questioner entrapped her into an admission of guilt.
- Law. to catch by entrapment.
entrap
/ ɪˈٰæ /
verb
- to catch or snare in or as if in a trap
- to lure or trick into danger, difficulty, or embarrassment
Derived Forms
- ˈٰ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٰp noun
- ·ٰpԲ· adverb
- ܲe·ٰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
"It's very, very concerning when you have such a volume of people entering an area and could end up being entrapped by a wildfire," Mr McMullen said.
Dylan O’Brien received a special jury award for acting in “Twinless,” while “Plainclothes,” a drama about an undercover officer assigned to entrap gay men in the 1990s, was honored for ensemble cast.
The case is a grim reminder of the thriving criminal businesses that still entrap hundreds of thousands of people, forcing them in to cybercrime.
As we had just witnessed for an hour and a half, the women were in cages because they had been systematically entrapped, terrified, threatened and attacked.
She told the documentary-makers how McCartney entrapped her when she was 12 and at a vulnerable point in her life.
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