entrapping

Variant of entrap

entrap definition

en·trap (en trap′, in-)

transitive verb entrapped -·trapped′, entrapping -·trap′·ping

  1. to catch in or as in a trap
  2. to deceive or trick into difficulty, as into incriminating oneself

Etymology: OFr entraper

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