entice

[ en-tahys ]

/ ɛnˈtaɪs /

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verb (used with object), en·ticed, en·tic·ing.

to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle: They were enticed westward by dreams of gold.

Words nearby entice

enthusiasm, enthusiast, enthusiastic, enthymeme, entia, entice, enticement, entire, entire function, entirely, entirety

Origin of entice

1250–1300; Middle English enticen < Old French enticier to incite < Vulgar Latin *intitiāre, equivalent to Latin in- in-² + -titiāre, verbal derivative of *titius, for titiō piece of burning wood

SYNONYMS FOR entice

lure, attract, decoy, tempt.

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ANTONYMS FOR entice

repel.

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OTHER WORDS FROM entice

en·tic·ing·ly, adverben·tic·ing·ness, nounnon·en·tic·ing, adjectivenon·en·tic·ing·ly, adverb

un·en·ticed, adjectiveun·en·tic·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for entice

“That FBI money is designed to entice somebody in the United states to help find where he is overseas,” the former agent said.
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Why is the onus on smart women then to hustle and entice these men?
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The camera crew took advantage of this and used a green laser pointer to entice the cheerleaders to move around the stadium.
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Regolo says that it is hard to entice people to leave a more lucrative lifestyle, even when it can be deadly.
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He tried to entice Washington from the hills to attack in open country.
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As they failed to produce an effect on the emissaries of Hezekiah, they attempt to entice the soldiers on the wall to desert.
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For thirty years they were trying to entice us to sell them our land.
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And how will you manage to entice the bears there, all to one spot?
The Field of Ice|Jules Verne
She essayed a book on contracts, but it did not entice her to a complete perusal.
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British Dictionary definitions for entice

entice

/ (ɪnˈtaɪs) /

verb

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

Derived forms of entice

enticement, nounenticer, nounenticing, adjectiveenticingly, adverb

enticingness, noun

Word Origin for entice

C13: from Old French enticier, from Vulgar Latin intitiāre (unattested) to incite, from Latin titiō firebrand

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entice

verb (used with object), en·ticed, en·tic·ing.

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Origin of entice

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British Dictionary definitions for entice

verb

Derived forms of entice

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