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   entrap

   /ɪnˈtrap/

   verb

   • 1. catch in or as in a trap: "discarded fishing lines can entrap wildlife" Similar trapsnareensnareentangleenmeshcatchcapturenetbaghooklandOpposite release
   • ▪ trick (someone) into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution: "he argued that his client had been entrapped by an undercover police officer" Similar enticeluretemptinveiglebaitdecoylay a trap fortraplead onseducetrickdeceivedupegullhoodwinkdeludeinformal:set upframefit up

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Old French entraper, from en- ‘in’ + trappe ‘a trap’.

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   • 1. entrapper noun

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   What is entrap verb?

   • entrap somebody (into doing something) (law) to trick somebody, and encourage them to do something, especially to commit a crime, so that they can be arrested for it Definition of entrap verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   How do you entrap someone?

   • Another way one person might entrap another is more deliberate, by setting a trap or playing a trick. A police officer might entrap a suspect, persuading him to commit a crime in order to make an arrest. The Old French root is entraper, "catch in a trap." "Entrap."

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   What is the difference between entrap and snare?

   • trap, snare, entrap, ensnare imply seizing by some device that holds the one caught at the mercy of the captor. trap and snare apply more commonly to physical seizing. entrap and ensnare more often are figurative. bag implies shooting down a fleeing or distant prey. We used the net to entrap a school of fish. The air bubbles were entrapped in ice.

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   What constraints entrap popular music today?

   • The constraints that entrap popular music today have entrapped it since 'popular' music was first identified as something distinct. The glycogen and/or its products of degradation would thus appear to be permanently entrapped within the lamellar bodies.

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   Entrap is a verb that means to cause someone to do something wrong by unfair methods, so that they can be caught. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and pronunciation of entrap with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Entrap is a verb that means to catch in or as if in a trap, or to lure into a compromising statement or act. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and legal implications of entrap from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   If you entrap someone, you entangle or snare them, as if you'd caught them in a trap. Your family might entrap you in their elaborate summer plans, despite your wish to take a vacation all by yourself.

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   Entrap is a verb that means to deceive someone into doing something wrong so that they will be caught. Learn how to use it in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and hear the pronunciation.

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   Entrap means to catch or snare in or as if in a trap, or to lure into danger, difficulty, or a compromising situation. It can also mean to induce someone into performing an illegal act for the purpose of prosecution. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, pronunciation and examples of the verb 'entrap', which means to trick or deceive someone and make them believe or do something wrong. See also the legal and American usage of 'entrap'.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb entrap, which means to put or catch somebody or something in a place or situation from which they cannot escape. See examples, synonyms and word origin.