Entrap

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men. A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men. Shak.

Synonyms: insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle.