Antonyms for entrap

Grammar : Verb

Spell : en-trap

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtræp

Definition of entrap

Origin : 1530s, intrappe, from Old French entraper "trap, catch in a trap;" see en- (1) + trap (v.). Related: Entrapped; entrapping.

verb capture, involve

Example sentences :

She has been trying for a long time to entrap him, and you are helping her.
Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major

I was no stranger to the arts by which he thought to entrap myself.
Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever

I've got some fifty Naps by me—tame elephants—that are sure to entrap others.
Extract from : « A Rent In A Cloud » by Charles James Lever

I am anxious to see the plan to entrap Chase at once set in operation.
Extract from : « The Expressman and the Detective » by Allan Pinkerton

Of all the devices to entrap Augusta, this well-meant trick was the most enticing.
Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton

He tried, in various ways, to entrap the boy, but Frank made no blunders.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Bravery » by Burt L. Standish

So he bethought himself of a means to entrap the deer while he rested at home.
Extract from : « Negritos of Zambales » by William Allan Reed

No; you can say that you entered into the plan in order to entrap my uncle.
Extract from : « Tom, The Bootblack » by Horatio Alger

And now, he thought, they would try to entrap him into some damaging admission.
Extract from : « Chasing an Iron Horse » by Edward Robins

He made no plans to encourage himself, nor schemes to entrap the girl.
Extract from : « The Devil's Pool » by George Sand

Synonyms for entrap

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