What does 囚えよう mean in this book?


I'm currently reading a screenplay regarding to Oda Nobunaga.

In one of the character line, it is written that

> あなたは死して尚、この僕を **囚えよう** というのですか？

Base on my [search](https://jisho.org/search/%E5%9B%9A), it seems that the
kanji 囚 is associated with word like capture and imprisonment, while 囚人 means
prisoner.

However, I am unsure about the meaning and grammar of 囚えよう in this context.

Is it possible for someone to elaborate more on this?




It's intended to be a conjugation of
[とらえる](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/160699/meaning/m0u/) "to
catch/seize/grasp/capture etc". In this case, of course, you can understand
that they mean "captivate" with the assistance of the kanji 囚.

Funnily, I guess you won't find the written form 囚える in most dictionaries.
That's because the kanji 囚 is normally only assigned to the paired
intransitive verb
[とらわれる](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/160881/meaning/m0u/). This asymmetry
comes from that only とらわれる has an extended meaning "be in capitivity; be
confined", not just being caught. That said, those who know the other one
would feel nothing difficult to read it とらえる by analogy, and infer that it
means "put someone into captivity".




It's intended to be a conjugation of
[とらえる](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/160699/meaning/m0u/) "to
catch/seize/grasp/capture etc". In this case, of course, you can understand
that they mean "captivate" with the assistance of the kanji 囚.

Funnily, I guess you won't find the written form 囚える in most dictionaries.
That's because the kanji 囚 is normally only assigned to the paired
intransitive verb
[とらわれる](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/160881/meaning/m0u/). This asymmetry
comes from that only とらわれる has an extended meaning "be in capitivity; be
confined", not just being caught. That said, those who know the other one
would feel nothing difficult to read it とらえる by analogy, and infer that it
means "put someone into captivity".

