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entice
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   Also found in: Legal, Idioms 0.07 sec.
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.

[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.]

en·ticement n.
en·ticer n.
en·ticing·ly adv.

entice
Verb
[-ticing, -ticed] to attract (someone) away from one place or activity to another [Old French enticier]
enticement n
enticing adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.entice - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"
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

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
Translations
entice [ɪnˈtaɪs] vttentar (= seduce); seducir

entice [ɪnˈtaɪs] vtattirer, séduire

entice [ɪnˈtaɪs] vtlocken;
(tempt) → verleiten

entice [ɪnˈtaɪs] vtallettare, sedurre

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 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(하는 것) (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
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 유혹적인 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


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