What is "entrapping"

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.

A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men.
--Shak.

Syn: To insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle.

vb. (present participle of entrap English)

1. v. take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn: ensnare, frame, set up]

2. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: trap, snare, ensnare, trammel]

3. [also: entrapping, entrapped]

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