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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.
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