Entrap
Pronunciation : En*trap"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. en- + trap: cf. OF. entraper.]
Definition : Defn: 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. A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men. Shak.
Syn. -- To insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle.
t. [imp. & p. p. Entrapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Entrapping.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913