Synonyms for entrap


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-trap
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtræp

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Définition 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

Antonyms for entrap

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