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English
Pronunciation
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”).
Verb
betrap (third-person singular simple present betraps, present participle betrapping, simple past and past participle betrapped)
- (transitive) To catch in a trap; entrap; ensnare; enclose.
Etymology 2
From be- + trap.
Verb
betrap (third-person singular simple present betraps, present participle betrapping, simple past and past participle betrapped)
- (transitive) To furnish (a horse) with trappings; deck; adorn.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
betrap
- inflection of betrappen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative