1. past tense of trapan; to perform trepanation (surgical drilling of a hole in the skull)
Usage: medical; archaic
2. past tense of trapan; to ensnare or trick someone
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The ancient surgeon trapanned the patient’s skull to relieve pressure.
• Medieval doctors trapanned skulls using primitive tools.
• The con artist trapanned the wealthy merchant with false promises.
• He was trapanned into signing the fraudulent contract.
• The procedure required that the skull be carefully trapanned.
• Many victims were trapanned by the elaborate scheme.