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enticing

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.enticingenticing - highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"
seductive - tending to entice into a desired action or state

enticing
Translations
enticing [ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ] adj [person, offer] → séduisant(e); [food] → alléchant(e)
enticing [ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ] entice adjverlockend
enticing [ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ] adjallettante


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He gave his own goats just sufficient food to keep them alive, but fed the strangers more abundantly in the hope of enticing them to stay with him and of making them his own.
His enticing suggestions I used to repel modestly by the assurance that it was extremely unlikely, as I had not enough experience.
He sat on a table in the Johnson home and dangled his checked legs with an enticing nonchalance.
 
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