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1. (v.t.) entice
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; tempt; inveigle.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF enticier to incite < VL *intitiāre= L in-in -2+-titiāre, v. der. of *titius, for titiō piece of burning wood)
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1. (verb) entice, lure, tempt
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
"He lured me into temptation"
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1. (verb) entice
to draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen
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Sense: to attract or tempt
Goods are displayed in shop windows to entice people into the shop.
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 Afrikaans: aanlok |
 Arabic: يُغْري، يَجْذِب |
 Bulgarian: примамвам |
 Brazilian: aliciar |
 Czech: (při)lákat |
 German: locken |
 Danish: tiltrække; friste; lokke |
 Greek: δελεάζω |
 Spanish: atraer, tentar |
 Estonian: ahvatlema |
 Farsi: جلب کردن؛ وسوسه کردن |
 Finnish: houkutella |
 French: attirer |
 Hebrew: לְפַתוֹת |
 Hindi: फुसलाना |
 Croatian: namamiti |
 Hungarian: (el)csábít |
 Indonesian: memikat |
 Icelandic: tæla, lokka |
 Italian: attirare |
 Japanese: そそのかす |
 Korean: 유혹하다 |
 Lithuanian: privilioti |
 Latvian: vilināt; kārdināt |
 Malay: memikat |
 Dutch: lokken |
 Norwegian: lokke, friste |
 Polish: wabić |
 Persian: جلب کردن؛ وسوسه کردن |
 Pashto: اغواكول، غلطول، تطميع كول |
 Portuguese: aliciar |
 Romanian: a atrage |
 Russian: заманивать |
 Slovak: (pri)lákať |
 Slovenian: privabiti |
 Serbian: privući |
 Swedish: locka, fresta |
 Thai: เสนอจะให้สิ่งที่ต้องการ |
 Turkish: baştan çıkarmak, ayartmak |
 Taiwanese: 吸引，引誘 |
 Ukrainian: спокушати; принаджувати |
 Urdu: لالچ دلانا |
 Vietnamese: lôi kéo |
 Chinese: 诱使 |
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