entrap

entrap sb. into doing sth.

s: Sodium alginate and polyvinyl alcohol were separately used as carriers to entrap and immobilize the high efficiency degradating bacterium of succinonitrile.

It was indeed a clever plan to entrap his opponent, but in the end he was hoist by his own petard.

The detective tried to entrap the suspect with a clever plan.

She felt like she was being entrapped in a web of lies.

The company was accused of trying to entrap customers with false advertising.

He warned his friend not to fall into the trap that was set to entrap him.

The undercover agent managed to entrap the criminal by gaining his trust.

The scammer tried to entrap unsuspecting victims with promises of easy money.

She felt a sense of entrapment in her current job and longed for a change.

The corrupt official used his power to entrap innocent people for personal gain.

The police were able to entrap the drug dealers by setting up a sting operation.

The con artist tried to entrap the elderly couple by posing as a bank employee.