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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.Ìýto catch by entrapment.
entrap
/ ɪ²Ôˈ³Ù°ùæ±è /
verb
to catch or snare in or as if in a trap
to lure or trick into danger, difficulty, or embarrassment
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- entrapper noun
- entrappingly adverb
- unentrapped adjective
- ±ð²Ôˈ³Ù°ù²¹±è±è±ð°ù noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Example Sentences
"We are worried about America abandoning us, but at the same time we are worried about being entrapped in American strategy to contain and encircle China", he said.
"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.
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