verb
To catch
ensnare, capture, trap, decoy; see ambush, catch 1, 2, entangle.
To lure into difficulty
inveigle, trick, seduce; see deceive, tempt.
See entrap in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To gain control of or an advantage over by or as if by trapping:
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» ambush
» circumvent
» deceive
» defeat
» enmesh
» ensnare
» entangle
» frame
» hinder
» sting
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