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What is another word for entrapping?

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Verb

(rare) Persuading someone to undertake or acquire something

Present participle for to physically catch or trap someone or a creature with a trap

Present participle for to trap someone in a (usually undesirable) situation using temptation or deception

Present participle for to deceive or cheat

Present participle for to attack someone, typically from a hidden position

Present participle for to restrain with chains or manacles

Present participle for to comprehensively defeat

Present participle for to physically trap or enclose (on all sides)

Noun

The act or fact of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth

Adjective

Designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments

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Verb

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(rare) Persuading someone to undertake or acquire something

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

persuading to buy

arousing someone's interest in

making your mouth water

drawing out

dangling a carrot in front of

whetting the appetite of

maneuvering^US

manoeuvring^UK

magnetizing^US

magnetising^UK

keeping someone hanging on

leaving the door open to

mesmerizing^US

hypnotizing^US

hypnotising^UK

turning someone's head

floating someone's boat

exerting influence on

catching your eye

lighting someone's fire

mesmerising^UK

making a hit with

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Present participle for to physically catch or trap someone or a creature with a trap

getting your hands on

getting one's fingers on

feeling your collar

pouncing on

hauling in

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“I passed a spell to him through Parignial, who used his ability to entrap the beast in the cave.”

Verb

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Present participle for to trap someone in a (usually undesirable) situation using temptation or deception

falsely incriminating

blackening the name of

bogging down

grassing on

pinning the blame on

fabricating evidence against

sticking the blame on

catching up

ratting on

fabricating charges against

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“They had sent this man to see if they could entrap him into some statement on which they could indict him.”

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Present participle for to deceive or cheat

victimising^UK

victimizing^US

pulling a fast one on

pulling a swifty on

taking to the cleaners

pulling one's leg

selling a pup to

roping in

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

jerking around

fleecing

leading up the garden path

giving someone a bum steer

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

chiselling^UK

chiseling^US

skunking

reaming

chousing

biasing^US

biassing^UK

putting someone up to something

twisting around your little finger

selling a pup

sweet-talking

sandbagging

leading down the garden path

selling down the river

getting the better of

stealing a march on

figuring out

selling a bill of goods to

putting on the wrong track

throwing off the scent

pulling someone's leg

running rings round

making rings round

selling a bill of goods

doing out of

covering up

giving the wrong impression

doing someone in the eye

putting up smoke screen

giving wrong information to

wrong steering

sending on a wild goose chase

playing trick on

putting on an act

leading up garden path

putting on false front

deking

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

slipping something over on

pulling something funny

stacking the cards

hitting below the belt

making use of

playing fast and loose with

giving the runaround

sending on a wild-goose chase

finding a loophole in

exploiting a loophole in

going one better than

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Present participle for to attack someone, typically from a hidden position

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Present participle for to restrain with chains or manacles

Verb

Present participle for to comprehensively defeat

pulverising^UK

pulverizing^US

getting the better of

nosing out

running rings round

wiping the floor with

finishing off

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a hiding

KO'ing

mowing down

putting paid to

running roughshod over

taking it all

taking to the cleaners

walking all over

winning a victory over

bringing someone to their knees

blowing out of the water

turning inside out

picking apart

pwning

gaining a victory over

putting someone in their place

running circles around

getting the upper hand over

immobilising^UK

laying out

rolling over

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Verb

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Present participle for to physically trap or enclose (on all sides)

Noun

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The act or fact of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth

pretence^UK

pretense^US

manoeuvres^UK

maneuvers^US

manoeuvre^UK

maneuver^US

every trick in the book

misbehavior^US

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

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Adjective

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Designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments

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