ensnare

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. take or catch as if in a snare or trap“I was set up!”“The innocent man was framed by the police”Synonyms: entrapframeset up
  2. catch in or as if in a trap“The men trap foxes”Synonyms: trapentrapsnaretrammel
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ensnare \En*snare"\, v. t. To catch in a snare. See Insnare. [1913 Webster]
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