entrap
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare: The hunters used nets to entrap the lion.
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. to catch by entrapment.
Origin of entrap
1Other words for entrap
Other words from entrap
- en·trap·per, noun
- en·trap·ping·ly, adverb
- un·en·trapped, adjective
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How to use entrap in a sentence
In the new study, the scientists linked polyethylene glycol hydrogels together to form a molecular mesh, like a soccer net, that they said could entrap compounds like proteins and even entire viruses to prevent them from deforming or aggregating.
A Molecular ‘Soccer Net’ Can Keep Life-Saving Drugs Stable | Maddie Bender | August 5, 2022 | The Daily BeastIt’s 1916, and the members of an occult order have gathered on an English estate for a ritual that they hope will summon Death, so that they can entrap her in an orb and force her to do their bidding.
Netflix’s Mesmerizing Sandman Adaptation Is Well Worth the Decades-Long Wait | Judy Berman | August 5, 2022 | TimeIt is estimated that over one million animals die each year after ingesting or being entrapped in litter.
Most roadside litter comes from just down the street | Carla Delgado | February 24, 2022 | Popular-ScienceAt their behest, she worked to entrap Bond but later sacrificed her life in order to save his.
How No Time to Die's Unprecedented Ending Sets Up the Future of the Bond Franchise | Eliana Dockterman | October 8, 2021 | TimeThe “Sunday Mirror” says it was in the ‘public interest’ to entrap a Conservative MP in an elaborate sex sting.
U.K. Tabloid Absurdly Claims ‘Public Interest’ Served in Politician’s Sex Sting | Lizzie Crocker | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
“The feds entrap all the damn time and cover it up one way or the other,” Strickler says.
Mohamed Mohamud Trial: Was He Tricked Into Terrorism? | Winston Ross | April 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe lady has come from England on purpose to entrap you; she came last night, and she stays at the Hotel du Louvre.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdHe tried, in various ways, to entrap the boy, but Frank made no blunders.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery | Burt L. StandishSuppose I should unconsciously entrap some magnificent Yankee!
A Confederate Girl's Diary | Sarah Margan DawsonHe knows a hundred ingenious tricks to entrap the most obdurate.
Amphitryon | MoliereHe could never have suggested to his own wife that another man had endeavoured to entrap her into a secret correspondence.
The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for entrap
/ (ɪnˈtræp) /
to catch or snare in or as if in a trap
to lure or trick into danger, difficulty, or embarrassment
Derived forms of entrap
- entrapper, noun
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