/ ɪnˈtræp; NAmE / verb ( -pp- ) [ vn ] [ often passive ] ( formal )
1.
to put or catch sb/sth in a place or situation from which they cannot escape
SYN trap
2.
entrap sb (into doing sth) to trick sb, and encourage them to do sth, especially to commit a crime, so that they can be arrested for it
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Old French entraper , from en- in + trappe a trap.