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entrap
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entrap
someone (in something )(with something ) Fig. to use something to deceive someone into involvement in something. The investigators entrapped Max into breaking the law with promises to buy the goods he stole. They entrapped Max into breaking the law.


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In the ballet's most memorable scene, a vivid red swath of fabric entraps the central character, echoing Spessivtseva's complicated relationship with her homeland.
The additive entraps offensive compounds originating inside or outside a package or in the resin itself.
The fibrosis entraps abnormal follicles, which can simulate a malignancy.
 
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