English Explanatory Dictionary

entrap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To catch in a trap or snare.
  2. To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɹæp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-entrap.wav

Word forms

entrap entraps entrapping entrapped

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).

Synonyms

betrap ensnare

Derived words

entrapment entrappingly nonentrapped unentrapped
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