entrap

verb

Etymology: From Middle French entrapper, entraper, from Old French entraper, antraper (“catch in a trap”), equivalent to en- + trap. Compare Middle English bitrappen, from Old English betræppan (“to catch in a trap, entrap”), from the same West Germanic source (see Modern English betrap).

1. To catch in a trap or snare.

   “Then noble ſouldiers to intrap these theeues […] We haue our Cammels laden al with gold: Which you that be but common ſouldiers, Shall fling in euery corner of the field: And while the baſe borne Tartars take it vp, You […] Shall maſſacre those greedie minded ſlaues.”

   “He goes home to complain to his father, and the two of them decide on a plan to entrap Enkidu.”

2. To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.