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   En·trap

   /inˈtrap/

   

   verb

   • 1. catch (someone or something) in or as in a trap: "she was entrapped by family expectations" Similar trapsnareensnareentangleenmeshcatchcapturenetbaghooklandOpposite release
   • ▪ trick or deceive (someone), especially by inducing them to commit 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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. entrapper noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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