entrap

Mane (Îngilîzî)

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

Hevwate

ensnare

trap

🪤

catch

snare

capture

trammel

frame

enmesh

set up

entangle

hook

🪝

entice

deceive

corner

lure

inveigle

gin

grab

hit on

involve

mesh

pick up

rope in

round up

seize

set someone up

snag

snap up

snarl

take

track down

usurp

wheedle

make advances

attract by deceptive means

inmesh

catch in a trap

allure

catch with a snare

arrest

bag

bait

cajole

catch out

coax

come on to

crimp

crush

decoy

encircle

enclose

fall

get

get the better of

go against

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ɪnˈtɹæp/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi Middle English: bitrappen

Hevwate bi Old English: betræppan

Hevwate bi îngilîzî: betrap

In summary

From Middle French entrapper, entraper, from Old French entraper (“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).