enticement

[ en-tahys-muhnt ]

noun

Origin of enticement

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Old French; entice + -ment

The village’s economy could not compete with the industrialization of northern Italy, nor the enticements beckoning from across the Atlantic.
How an Italian Mayor Who Turned His Town into a Haven for Migrants Wound Up Facing 13 Years in Jail | Francesca Berardi | October 7, 2021 | Time
For no small number of Netflix subscribers, that will surely be enticement enough.
Netflix Horror Noir Brand New Cherry Flavor Tastes Terrible | Judy Berman | August 6, 2021 | Time
The money, amenities and player enticements aren’t perfect, but the new CBA is a pathway to get to ideal.
The WNBA once worried about survival. Now it has a bolder vision. | Jerry Brewer | May 14, 2021 | Washington Post
For now, Spokane-Waco tops the enticements, especially should they meet at or near the end of the all-Indiana tournament in March.
College basketball’s kingdoms have gone haywire — in case you just started paying attention | Chuck Culpepper | February 12, 2021 | Washington Post
Olson cautions that some of the increase is probably tied to heightened awareness of the group’s “CyberTipline” and stepped-up efforts by Internet companies to report possible enticement occurring on their platforms.
With children stuck at home during coronavirus shutdowns, online sexual predators can swoop in | Dan Morse | February 5, 2021 | Washington Post

Atop the building, an unfinished roof deck awaits the enticement of a soon-to-be liquor license.
Brooklyn’s Museum of Death: Inside Morbid Anatomy’s House of Intriguing Horrors | Nina Strochlic | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
This was meant to be an enticement for Abbas to return to negotiations.
Obama Meets Palestine’s Abbas in the Wild Wild West Bank | Eli Lake | March 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Thus, from the defense perspective, the enticement was likely the promise that the sentence imposed would be time served.
How the West Memphis Three Got Out | Gerald L. Shargel | August 22, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
When these bright creatures are holding high carnival above, the trout positively refuse other enticement.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 3, October 1899 | Various
For Mademoiselle Giraud, who offered every kind of enticement, nothing could increase the aversion I had for her.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques Rousseau
The path of light, to be sure, with all its fairy-book enticement, lay straight before her.
The Backwoodsmen | Charles G. D. Roberts
Tempting indeed is the historical survey this presented, but we must not yield to the enticement.
The Hearth-Stone | Samuel Osgood
But the enticement offered by Reddy's swinging form proved too much for the enraged animal.
The Outdoor Chums After Big Game | Captain Quincy Allen

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