"entrap" meaning in English

See entrap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈtɹæp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-entrap.wav Forms: entraps [present, singular, third-person], entrapping [participle, present], entrapped [participle, past], entrapped [past]
Rhymes: -æp Etymology: From Middle French entrapper, entraper, from Old French entraper, antraper (“catch in a trap”), equivalent to en- + trap. Compare Middle English bitrappen, from Old English betræppan (“to catch in a trap, entrap”), from the same West Germanic source (see Modern English betrap). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|entrapper}} Middle French entrapper, {{der|en|fro|entraper}} Old French entraper, {{pre|en|en|trap}} en- + trap, {{cog|enm|bitrappen}} Middle English bitrappen, {{cog|ang|betræppan|t=to catch in a trap, entrap}} Old English betræppan (“to catch in a trap, entrap”), {{der|en|gmw|-}} West Germanic, {{cog|en|betrap}} English betrap Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} entrap (third-person singular simple present entraps, present participle entrapping, simple past and past participle entrapped)
  1. (transitive) To catch in a trap or snare. Tags: transitive Translations (catch something in a trap): παγιδεύω (pagideúō) (Ancient Greek), ansastaa (Finnish), illaqueō (Latin), whakahīrau (Maori), atrapar (Occitan)
    Sense id: en-entrap-en-verb-pUHeB7bz Disambiguation of 'catch something in a trap': 100 0
  2. (transitive) To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act. Tags: transitive Translations (lure someone): viekotella (Finnish), verstricken (German), verleiten (German), atrapar (Occitan), enganar (Occitan), lurar (Occitan)
    Sense id: en-entrap-en-verb-sDWGF7cK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Occitan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'lure someone': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: betrap, ensnare Derived forms: entrapment, entrappingly, nonentrapped, unentrapped

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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