entrap

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪnˈtræp/ UK /ɪnˈtræp/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to catch in or as if in a trap; to lure into wrongdoing

The con artist tried to entrap the elderly couple in a sham investment.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to catch in or as if in a... trap ensnare catch snare lure beguile inveigle

Opposites

free release liberate extricate

Word family

Derived forms entrapmententrapper

Related forms trapentrapment

Etymology

From Old French entraper ('to catch in a trap'), from en- ('in') + trape ('trap'), of Germanic origin akin to Old English træppe ('snare').

entraper Old French træppe Old English

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Actions & Processes

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# entrap

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtræp/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈtræp/

## Meanings
1. to catch in or as if in a trap; to lure into wrongdoing

## Examples
- The con artist tried to entrap the elderly couple in a sham investment.

## Synonyms
- trap
- ensnare
- catch
- snare
- lure
- beguile
- inveigle

## Antonyms
- free
- release
- liberate
- extricate

## Derived Forms
- entrapment
- entrapper

## Related Forms
- trap
- entrapment

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: entraper
- Root: træppe

## Etymology
From Old French entraper ('to catch in a trap'), from en- ('in') + trape ('trap'), of Germanic origin akin to Old English træppe ('snare').

## AI Etymology
Entrap is from Old French entraper ('to catch in a trap'), from en- ('in') + trape ('trap'), of Germanic origin akin to Old English træppe ('snare'). Important recorded forms include entraper (Old French) and træppe (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to catch in or as if in a trap; to lure into wrongdoing. The wider family includes derived forms such as entrapment and entrapper and related words such as trap and entrapment.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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