Complete Definition of "entice"

English

Verb
en-verb|entic|ing

  1. transitive To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

#: I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.

Translations
trans-top|To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
Estonian: meelitama
Chickasaw: yimmichi
Hebrew: �פת�ת
Italian: attrarre, tentare
trans-mid
Neapolitan: abbéncere, affatturà, tentà
Spanish: incitar, tentar
trans-bottom

Related terms
enticement
enticing

See also
beguile
tempt
seduce

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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