Betrap

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose. transitive
  2. 2
    To furnish (a horse) with trappings; deck; adorn. transitive

Synonyms

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entrapentrap

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English betrappen, bitrappen, from Old English betræppan, betreppan (“to entrap, catch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitrappjan, equivalent to be- + trap. Cognate with West Frisian betrappe, betraapje (“to catch, surprise”), Dutch betrappen (“to catch, surprise”).

Etymology 2

From be- + trap.

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