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en·trap
 entrap
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- pronunciation:
- ihn
traep
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
entraps, entrapping, entrapped |
| definition 1: |
to capture using or as if using a trap.
- similar words:
- capture, snare, trap
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| definition 2: |
to trick into confessing or contradicting oneself.
- similar words:
- trap
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| definition 3: |
to entice or trick into committing a crime so as to make an arrest.
- similar words:
- trap
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| definition 4: |
to lure into danger or difficulty.
- similar words:
- decoy
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| related words: |
ambush, bait, deceive, entangle, net, snare, waylay |
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| derivations: |
entrappingly (adv.), entrapment (n.), entrapper (n.) |
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