to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare

The hunters used nets to entrap the lion.

to bring unawares into difficulty or danger

He entrapped himself in the web of his own lies.

to lure into performing an act or making a statement that is compromising or illegal.

to draw into contradiction or damaging admission

The questioner entrapped her into an admission of guilt.

Law . to catch by entrapment.

verb

clear , disentangle , exclude , free , liberate , release

verb

allure , bag * , beguile , benet , box in , catch , decoy , embroil , enmesh , ensnare , entangle , entice , hook , implicate , inveigle , lay for * , lead on , lure , net , reel in , rope in , seduce , set up , snare , suck in , tempt , trap , trick , ensnarl , tangle , trammel , web , ambush , bait , capture , entrammel , insnare , nail