entrap

Words with a similar base: entrap

'entrap'

[ensnare.v.01] as in: take or catch as if in a snare or trap

Examples:
I was set up!
The innocent man was framed by the police

'entrap'

[trap.v.02] as in: catch in or as if in a trap

Origins

					entrap (English)
├── en- (English)
│   └── en- (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── en- (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│           └── in (Latin)
└── trap (English)
    └── trappe (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── træppe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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