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entrappest

entrappest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of entrap.

Meaning of entrap

Verb

entrap (third-person singular simple present entraps, present participle entrapping, simple past and past participle entrapped)

  1. (transitive) To catch in a trap or snare.
    • Then noble ſouldiers to intrap these theeues […]
      We haue our Cammels laden al with gold:
      Which you that be but common ſouldiers,
      Shall fling in euery corner of the field:
      And while the baſe borne Tartars take it vp,
      You […] Shall maſſacre those greedie minded ſlaues.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
  2. (transitive) To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.

Origin of entrappest

entrap + -est

Questions about entrappest

What is entrappest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Entrappest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of entrap.

Words near entrappest in the dictionary

  1. entrapment
  2. entrapments
  3. entrapped
  4. entrapper
  5. entrappers
  6. entrappest
  7. entrappeth
  8. entrapping
  9. entrappingly
  10. entraps
  11. entraunce

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