entrap
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈtræp/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈtræp/
verb
R
To catch or trap someone or something so they cannot leave.
The rabbit was entrapped in the garden by a high fence.
R
To trick someone into doing something, often something wrong, so you can catch or accuse them.
The criminals were entrapped by an undercover officer.
translation
To catch or trap someone or something so they cannot leave.; To trick someone into doing something, often something wrong, so you can catch or accuse them.
Word Forms
3rd Present
entraps
Past
entrapped
Perfect
entrapped
Progressive
entrapping