entrap

ɪnˈtræp

entrapped, entrapping

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Definition of entrap - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

danger or crimetrick someone into danger or illegal action

They tried to entrap him into breaking the law.

ensnare

frame

lure

physical capturecatch someone or something in a trap

The hunter managed to entrap the rabbit.

capture

ensnare

trap

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Origin of entrap

Old French, entraper (to catch in a trap)

Terms with entrap included in their meaning

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get one's hooks into

entrapment

entrap someone in a situation

insidious

adj.

deceptive

intended to entrap or beguile

captious

adj.

sophistical

designed to entrap in misleading arguments

Examples of entrap in a sentence

He feared colleagues would entrap him in a scam.
The net entraps fish near the shore.
Rescuers freed the fox entrapped in wire.

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French:piéger, prendre au piège, ...
German:in eine Falle locken, fangen, ...
Italian:incastrare, irretire, ...
Spanish:tender una trampa, atrapar, ...
Portuguese:enredar, apanhar numa armadilha, ...
Chinese:诱骗, 诱捕, ...
Japanese:おとりにかける, 罠にかける, ...
Arabic:أَوْقَعَ, اِصْطَادَ, ...
Hebrew:לִטְמוֹן פַּח לְ, לִלְכּוֹד, ...
Russian:подставить, ловить в ловушку, ...
Ukrainian:підставити, ловити, ...
Hindi:फंसाना, जाल में फँसाना, ...
Bengali:ফাঁদে ফেলা, ফাঁদে ধরা, ...
Catalan:parar una trampa, atrapar, ...
Czech:vlákat, chytit do pasti, ...
Danish:lokke i fælden, indfange, ...
Dutch:in de val lokken, in de val vangen, ...
Greek:παγιδεύω, αιχμαλωτίζω, ...
Hungarian:csapdába csalni, csapdába ejteni, ...
Khmer:បញ្ឆោតឲ្យជាប់អន្ទាក់, ចាប់ដាក់អន្ទាក់, ...
Korean:함정에 빠뜨리다, 덫으로 잡다, ...
Persian:به تله انداختن, گیر انداختن, ...
Polish:wciągnąć w pułapkę, łapać w pułapkę, ...
Portuguese (BR):armadilhar, capturar em uma armadilha, ...
Romanian:a capcană, a prinde în capcană, ...
Swedish:lura, fånga i en fälla, ...
Thai:ล่อให้ทำผิด, ดักจับ, ...
Turkish:tuzağa düşürmek, yakalamak, ...
Vietnamese:dụ dỗ, bẫy, ...

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