<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare: <em>The hunters used nets to entrap the lion.</em></li><li><strong>Synonyms</strong>: trap, snare, capture</li><li>to bring unawares into difficulty or danger: <em>He entrapped himself in the web of his own lies.</em></li><li>to lure into performing an act or making a statement that is compromising or illegal.</li><li>to draw into contradiction or damaging admission: <em>The questioner entrapped her into an admission of guilt.</em></li><li>Law: to catch by entrapment.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>