entrap

tr.v., -trapped, -trap·ping, -traps.

1. To catch in or as if in a trap.
2. 1. To lure into danger, difficulty, or a compromising situation. See synonyms at catch.
   2. To lure into performing a previously or otherwise uncontemplated illegal act.

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

entrapment en·trap'ment n.

verb

To gain control of or an advantage over by or as if by trapping: catch, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, snare, tangle, trammel, trap, web. See free/unfree.

v

Definition: capture, involve
Antonyms: clear, disentangle, exclude, free, liberate, release

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The state of being trapped.

• bowel e. — the intestine is caught up in adhesions or peritoneal ligaments. Obstruction, with or without compromise of the blood supply to the incarcerated loop, follows.
• epiglottic e. — see epiglottic.
• legal e. — the legal device by which a suspect is tempted to infringe the law or rules while under observation.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lokke i fælde, narre, forlede

Nederlands (Dutch)
strikken, verlokken

Français (French)
v. tr. - piéger

Deutsch (German)
v. - fangen, verlocken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παγιδεύω

Italiano (Italian)
adescare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pegar em armadilha, enganar

Русский (Russian)
поймать в ловушку

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - echar el lazo a, atrapar, coger en una trampa, entrampar, engañar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fånga, förleda, lura

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
骗入, 使陷入, 诱捕

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 騙入, 使陷入, 誘捕

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 함정에 빠뜨리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - わなにかける, だまして…させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوقع في شرك, يحتل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לכד, הפיל בפח‬

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