The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Entrap \En*trap"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entrapped; p. pr. & vb.
n. Entrapping.] [Pref. en- + trap: cf. OF. entraper.]
To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a
trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses;
to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by
the devices of evil men.
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A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men. --Shak.
Syn: To insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle.
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