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entrap

Syllabification: (en·trap)

Pronunciation: /enˈtrap/

Definition of entrap

verb (entraps, entrapping, entrapped)

[with object]

catch (someone or something) in or as in a trap:she was entrapped by family expectations
trick or deceive (someone), especially by inducing them to commit a crime in order to secure their prosecution.