Entrap

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  • transitive verb. To catch in or as if in a trap.
  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To lure into danger, difficulty, or a compromising situation. synonym: catch.
  • transitive verb. To induce (someone) into performing an otherwise uncontemplated criminal act for the sole purpose of providing the basis for a prosecution.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To catch, as in a trap; insnare; hence, to catch by artifice; involve in difficulties or distresses; entangle; catch or involve in contradictions.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To catch something in a trap or snare.
  • verb. To lure someone, either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. take or catch as if in a snare or trap
  • verb. catch in or as if in a trap
  • Word Usage
    "These clients often attempt to manipulate with words, performance skills, dollars and the reflected glory of their celebrity and then "entrap" the ofttimes well-intentioned but blindly ambitious physician into becoming a part of their "entourage.""
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cozen  deceive  delude  lead on  
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    App  Capp  Jap  Lapp  Papp  
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