entrap
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Entrap \En*trap"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entrapped}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Entrapping}.] [Pref. en- + trap: cf. OF. entraper.]
To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a
trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses;
to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by
the devices of evil men.
[1913 Webster]
A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men. --Shak.
Syn: To insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
69 Moby Thesaurus words for "entrap":
allure, bag, bait, bait the hook, birdlime, burden, catch,
catch out, catch up, cramp, cripple, cumber, decoy, embarrass,
encumber, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, entice, entoil,
entrammel, entwine, enweb, fetter, foul, gin, hamper, hamstring,
handicap, harpoon, hobble, hook, hook in, impede, inveigle,
involve, lame, land, lasso, lead, lime, lumber, lure, mesh, nail,
net, noose, press down, rope, sack, saddle with, shackle, snag,
snare, snarl, sniggle, spear, spread the toils, take, tangle,
tangle up with, toil, toll, trammel, trap, trip, weigh down,
wind
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