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1. (v.t.) entrap
to catch in or as if in a trap; ensnare.
2. entrap
to bring unawares into difficulty or danger.
3. entrap
to lure into performing an act or making a statement that is compromising or illegal.
Etymology: (1525–35; < MF entraper)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) ensnare, entrap, frame, set up
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
"I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
2. (verb) trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
catch in or as if in a trap
"The men trap foxes"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) entrap
to catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men
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