Enticement

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	enticement - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce temptation influence - a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking" forbidden fruit - originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality) bait, come-on, lure, sweetener, hook - anything that serves as an enticement allurement - attractiveness; "its allurement was its remoteness"
	2.	enticement - qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward lure, come-on attractiveness, attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
	3.	enticement - the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless" temptation influence - causing something without any direct or apparent effort wheedling, blandishment - the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery leading astray, leading off - the act of enticing others into sinful ways seduction - enticing someone astray from right behavior allurement, solicitation - the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)