betrap.
To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose.
Meaning & usage
To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose.
Where this word comes from
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”).
To furnish (a horse) with trappings; deck; adorn.
Where this word comes from
From be- + trap.
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