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Entrap vs Illaqueate - What's the difference?

entrap | illaqueate |

As verbs the difference between entrap and illaqueate

is that entrap is to catch something in a trap or snare while illaqueate is to ensnare or entrap; to entangle; to catch.

entrap

English

Verb

(entrapp)
  • To catch something in a trap or snare.
  • To lure someone, either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.
  • Usage notes

    (term) is a more intense form of (trap): see en-.

    Synonyms

    * betrap

    Derived terms

    *entrapment

    Anagrams

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    illaqueate

    English

    Verb

    (illaqueat)
  • To ensnare or entrap; to entangle; to catch.
  • * Coleridge
  • Let not the surpassing eloquence of Taylor dazzle you, nor his scholastic retiary versatility of logic illaqueate your good sense.
    (Webster 1913) ----