entice

en·tice  (n-ts)

tr.v. en·ticed, en·tic·ing, en·tic·es

To attract by arousing hope or desire; lure: The promise of higher pay enticed me into the new job. See Synonyms at lure.

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[Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier, to instigate, possibly from Vulgar Latin *inttire, to set afire : Latin in-, in; see en-¹ + Latin tti, firebrand.]

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en·ticement n.

en·ticer n.

en·ticing·ly adv.

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entice [ɪnˈtaɪs]

vb

(tr) to attract or draw towards oneself by exciting hope or desire; tempt; allure

[from Old French enticier, from Vulgar Latin intitiāre (unattested) to incite, from Latin titiō firebrand]

enticement  n

enticer  n

enticing  adj

enticingly  adv

enticingness  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

entice - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" lure, tempt snare, hook - entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" seduce - lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor" call - lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks" stool - lure with a stool, as of wild fowl lead on - entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken tweedle - entice through the use of music provoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for decoy - lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy bait - lure, entice, or entrap with bait

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entice

verb lure, attract, invite, persuade, draw, tempt, induce, seduce, lead on, coax, beguile, allure, cajole, decoy, wheedle, prevail on, inveigle, dangle a carrot in front of Retailers will try almost anything to entice shoppers through their doors.

Translations

entice [ɪnˈtaɪs] VT (= tempt) → atraer, tentar; (= seduce) → seducir
to entice sb away from sb → convencer a algn de que deje a algn
to entice sb into a room → engatusar a algn para que entre en una habitación
to entice sb into doing sth or to do sth → tentar a algn a hacer algo
to entice sb with food/an offer → tentar a algn con comida/una oferta

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entice [ɪnˈtaɪs] vt (= attract) → attirer
Retailers try hard to entice shoppers through their doors → Les commerçants font de leur mieux pour attirer les clients.
to entice sb to do sth → inciter qn à faire qch

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entice

vt → locken; (= lead astray) → verführen, verleiten; to entice somebody to do something or into doing something → jdn dazu verführen or verleiten, etw zu tun; to entice somebody away → jdn weglocken

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entice [ɪnˈtaɪs] vt → allettare, attirare
to entice sb away from sb/sth → persuadere qn a lasciare qn/qc
to entice sb into doing sth → indurre qn a fare qc
to entice sb with food/an offer → allettare qn col cibo/con un'offerta

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entice [ɪnˈtaɪs] vt → allettare, attirare
to entice sb away from sb/sth → persuadere qn a lasciare qn/qc
to entice sb into doing sth → indurre qn a fare qc
to entice sb with food/an offer → allettare qn col cibo/con un'offerta

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entice

v entice [inˈtais]

to attract or tempt Goods are displayed in shop windows to entice people into the shop. aanlok يُغْري، يَجْذِب примамвам (při)lákat tiltrække; friste; lokke locken δελεάζω atraer, tentar ahvatlema جلب کردن؛ وسوسه کردن houkutella attirer לְפַתוֹת फुसलाना namamiti (el)csábít memikat tæla, lokka attirare そそのかす 유혹하다 privilioti vilināt; kārdināt memikat lokken lokke, friste wabić aliciar a atrage заманивать (pri)lákať privabiti privući locka, fresta เสนอจะให้สิ่งที่ต้องการ baştan çıkarmak, ayartmak 誘使 спокушати; принаджувати لالچ دلانا lôi kéo 诱使

n enˈticement

aanlokking جَذْب، إغراء привличане svádění; vnadidlo tiltrækning; fristelse; tillokkelse die Verlockung δελεασμός tentación, señuelo ahvatlus اغفال؛ اغوا houkutus attrait פִּיתוּי बहकाव mamac, zavođenje csábítás pemikatan lokkun; tálbeita attrattiva 魅惑 유혹 (pri)viliojimas vilinājums; kārdinājums penarikan verlokking lokking, fristing, fristelse wabienie tentação atragere заманивание zlákanie; vábidlo zapeljevanje privlačenje lockelse, frestelse การเสนอจะให้สิ่งที่ต้องการ baştan çıkarma 引誘物，引誘 принада; спокуса لبھاؤ sự lôi kéo 引诱物，引诱

adj enˈticing

attractive an enticing smell. aanloklike جَذّاب، مُغْرٍ привелактелен přitažlivý tiltrækkende; fristende; lokkende verlockend δελεαστικός tentador ahvatlev اغوا کننده؛ جلب کننده houkutteleva attrayant מְפָתֶה प्रलोभनकारी zamaman, zavodljiv csábító menarik lokkandi allettante 誘うような 유혹하는 viliojantis vilinošs; kārdinošs menarik verlokkelijk lokkende, fristende nęcący aliciante ispititor соблазнительный príťažlivý vabljiv primamljiv lockande, tilldragande ที่เสนอจะให้สิ่งที่ต้องการ baştan çıkarıcı 引誘人的 спокусливий, принадний لبھاؤنا lôi cuốn 引诱人的