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entrap

 

[ ษชnหˆtrรฆp ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

legal

Catch in or as in a trap; entangle. To catch someone in a trap or trick them into doing something they did not intend to do.

Synonyms

catch, ensnare, entangle, snare

Examples of usage

  • The undercover officers tried to entrap the criminals in a sting operation.
  • She felt like she had been entrapped into signing the contract.
Context #2 | Verb

general

To catch or involve in difficulties, as in a net; ensnare.

Synonyms

capture, ensnare, entangle, snare

Examples of usage

  • The spider entrapped the fly in its web.
  • He felt entrapped in a cycle of debt.

Translations

Translations of the word "entrap" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น armadilhar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคซเคเคธเคพเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช fesseln

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ menjebak

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐั…ะพะฟะปัŽะฒะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ uwiฤ™ziฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็ฝ ใซใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท piรฉger

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ atrapar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท tuzaฤŸa dรผลŸรผrmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ•จ์ •์— ๋น ๋œจ๋ฆฌ๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠูˆู‚ุน

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ chytit do pasti

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ uvรคzniลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ฏฑๆ•

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ujeti v past

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ gildra

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐา›ะฟะฐะฝา“ะฐ ั‚าฏัั–ั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฎแƒแƒคแƒแƒœแƒ’แƒจแƒ˜ แƒฉแƒแƒ’แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tษ™lษ™ qurmaq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ atrapar

Etymology

The word 'entrap' originated from the Middle English 'entrapen', which is a combination of 'en-' (in) and 'trap'. The concept of trapping or catching someone or something has been present throughout history in various forms, from physical traps used in hunting to metaphorical traps in social or legal contexts.

See also: entrapment, trap, trapped, trappers, trapping.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #28,013, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.