v. To lure someone, either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To catch, as in a trap; insnare; hence, to catch by artifice; involve in difficulties or distresses; entangle; catch or involve in contradictions.
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v. take or catch as if in a snare or trap
v. catch in or as if in a trap
Word Usage
"These clients often attempt to manipulate with words, performance skills, dollars and the reflected glory of their celebrity and then "entrap" the ofttimes well-intentioned but blindly ambitious physician into becoming a part of their "entourage.""