entrap
Use Entrap in a sentence
verb (used with object), en·trapped, en·trap·ping.
1.
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare: The hunters used nets to entrap the lion.
2.
to bring unawares into difficulty or danger: He entrapped himself in the web of his own lies.
3.
to lure into performing an act or making a statement that is compromising or illegal.
4.
to draw into contradiction or damaging admission: The questioner entrapped her into an admission of guilt.
5.
Law. to catch by entrapment.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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| —vb , -traps, -trapping, -trapped | |
| 1. | to catch or snare in or as if in a trap |
| 2. | to lure or trick into danger, difficulty, or embarrassment |
| en'trapper | |
| —n | |
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The chalk particles entrap some impurities and absorb others.
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