infang

Etymology

From in- + fang. Compare Old English onfōn (past participle onfangen; "to take, receive, perceive, comprehend, accept, take to one’s self, sponsor, harbor, favor unrighteously, take hold of, undertake, undergo, begin, conceive").

verb

To draw or take in.
To cheat; gull; take in.
To seize; get into one's clutches.