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
After all, one of the reasons so few right-wing protesters turned out at state capitols earlier this month is Facebook groups and word of mouth alleged the follow-up events had secretly been planned by Antifa and were plots to entrap good patriots.
Our Radicalized Republic | Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com) | January 25, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightNix was suspended as CEO of Cambridge Analytica at the peak of the Facebook data scandal after footage emerged of him, filmed by undercover reporters, boasting of spreading disinformation and entrapping politicians to meet clients’ needs.
Cambridge Analytica’s former boss gets 7-year ban on being a business director | Natasha Lomas | September 25, 2020 | TechCrunchThere may be no entrapped pool of human talent left on earth with the dollar value of Cuban athletes.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn a 1957 trip to Moscow, Alsop was entrapped by a handsome young KGB spy and the incident was caught on camera.
She felt claustrophobic, entrapped like an exotic bird, but despite her angst she lacked the courage to leave.
Rita Moreno, SAG Life Achievement Award Winner, Talks Brando, Elvis And West Side Story | Sandra McElwaine | January 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Lincoln has entrapped him into arguing not against Lincoln, but against the English language.
At the battle of Salamis, that navy had entrapped and smashed the Persian fleet.
Instantly, at the sight of this recumbent figure, another change took place in the entrapped butler.
The Circular Study | Anna Katharine GreenThe Russian general saw how he was entrapped, and that he could escape only by a swift retreat.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneThe burglar finding himself entrapped, turned upon Francis and tried to kill him with a huge knife.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands | George Francis TrainThe great scout admitted that he was never more utterly deceived and entrapped by the red man in all his life.
The Life of Kit Carson | Edward S. EllisThe latter asked the Skipper, in the Gallic tongue, if we had entrapped many fish?
Three in Norway | James Arthur Lees
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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