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en·tice E0161800 (ĕn-tīs′)tr.v. en·ticed, en·tic·ing, en·tic·es To attract (someone), usually to do something, by arousing hope, interest, or desire: The good review enticed me to see the movie. See Synonyms at lure.
[Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier, to instigate, possibly from Vulgar Latin *intītiāre, to set afire : Latin in-, in; see en-1 + Latin tītiō, firebrand.]
en·tice′ment n.en·tic′er n.en·tic′ing·ly adv.entice (ɪnˈtaɪs) vb (tr) to attract or draw towards oneself by exciting hope or desire; tempt; allure[C13: from Old French enticier, from Vulgar Latin intitiāre (unattested) to incite, from Latin titiō firebrand] enˈticement n enˈticer n enˈticing adj enˈticingly adv enˈticingness nen•tice (ɛnˈtaɪs)
v.t. -ticed, -tic•ing. to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; tempt; inveigle. [1250–1300; Middle English < Old French enticier to incite < Vulgar Latin *intitiāre= Latin in- in-2 + -titiāre, v. derivative of *titius, for titiō piece of burning wood] en•tic′ing•ly, adv. entice
Past participle: enticed
Gerund: enticing
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| I entice | | you entice | | he/she/it entices | | we entice | | you entice | | they entice |
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| I enticed | | you enticed | | he/she/it enticed | | we enticed | | you enticed | | they enticed |
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| I am enticing | | you are enticing | | he/she/it is enticing | | we are enticing | | you are enticing | | they are enticing |
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| I have enticed | | you have enticed | | he/she/it has enticed | | we have enticed | | you have enticed | | they have enticed |
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| I was enticing | | you were enticing | | he/she/it was enticing | | we were enticing | | you were enticing | | they were enticing |
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| I had enticed | | you had enticed | | he/she/it had enticed | | we had enticed | | you had enticed | | they had enticed |
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| I will entice | | you will entice | | he/she/it will entice | | we will entice | | you will entice | | they will entice |
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| I will have enticed | | you will have enticed | | he/she/it will have enticed | | we will have enticed | | you will have enticed | | they will have enticed |
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| I will be enticing | | you will be enticing | | he/she/it will be enticing | | we will be enticing | | you will be enticing | | they will be enticing |
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| I have been enticing | | you have been enticing | | he/she/it has been enticing | | we have been enticing | | you have been enticing | | they have been enticing |
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| I will have been enticing | | you will have been enticing | | he/she/it will have been enticing | | we will have been enticing | | you will have been enticing | | they will have been enticing |
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| I had been enticing | | you had been enticing | | he/she/it had been enticing | | we had been enticing | | you had been enticing | | they had been enticing |
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| I would entice | | you would entice | | he/she/it would entice | | we would entice | | you would entice | | they would entice |
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| I would have enticed | | you would have enticed | | he/she/it would have enticed | | we would have enticed | | you would have enticed | | they would have enticed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | entice - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"lure, temptsnare, 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 fowllead on - entice or induce especially when unwise or mistakentweedle - entice through the use of musicprovoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus fordecoy - lure or entrap with or as if with a decoybait - lure, entice, or entrap with bait |
enticeverb 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.enticeverb1. To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action:allure, appeal, attract, draw, lure, magnetize, take.Informal: pull.2. To beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action:allure, inveigle, lure, seduce, tempt.Idiom: lead astray.Translationsentice (inˈtais) verb to attract or tempt. Goods are displayed in shop windows to entice people into the shop. 吸引，引誘 诱使enˈticement noun 誘人的事物，吸引力 引诱物，引诱 enˈticing adjective attractive. an enticing smell. 誘人的 诱人的entice
entice (someone or something) into (something)1. To appeal to someone or an animal in some way, in order to convince them to do something. My parents are trying to use money to entice me into getting better grades—and it's working!2. To appeal to someone or an animal in some way, in order to convince them to physically enter something. What can we use to entice the animals into the trap? I enticed the kids into the car with the promise of ice cream.See also: enticeentice (someone or something) with (something)To use something appealing to convince someone or an animal to do something. We enticed the animals with some food and got them into the trap. I enticed the kids with the promise of ice cream.See also: enticeentice someone(or an animal) into doing something to lure or cajole someone or an animal into doing something. We finally enticed him into running for office. Donna enticed the cat into coming down from the tree.enticesomeone (or an animal) into something to lure someone or an animal into something. Can I entice you into the house for some cold lemonade? We were able to entice the squirrel into the box with nuts.enticesomeone or an animal with something to lure someone or an animal with something. We tried to entice him with a description of the cake, but he was not interested in coming. If the cat won't come in, try enticing it with a bit of fish.Entice
EnticeTo wrongfully solicit, persuade, procure, allure, attract, draw by blandishment, coax, or seduce. To lure, induce, tempt, incite, or persuade a person to do a thing. Enticement of a child is inviting, persuading, or attempting to persuade a child to enter any vehicle, building, room, or secluded place with intent to commit an unlawful sexual act upon or with the person of said child. ENTICE
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entice
Synonyms for enticeverb lureSynonyms- 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
Synonyms for enticeverb to direct or impel to oneself by some quality or actionSynonyms- allure
- appeal
- attract
- draw
- lure
- magnetize
- take
- pull
verb to beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of actionSynonyms- allure
- inveigle
- lure
- seduce
- tempt
Synonyms for enticeverb provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasionSynonymsRelated Words- snare
- hook
- seduce
- call
- stool
- lead on
- tweedle
- provoke
- stimulate
- decoy
- bait
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