1. to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to throw (e.g. into turmoil); to trick (into doing); to lure (into a trap); to frame (for a crime)
usu. 陥れる
さすがに、彼は自分が陥れられたことには気づいただろう。Surely, he must have realized that he had been framed.
2. to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to reduce
usu. 陥れる
3. to drop (something) into
orig. meaning; usu. 落とし入れる