What does ENTICE mean?

Definitions for ENTICE
ɛnˈtaɪsen·tice

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. entice, lure, temptverb

    provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

    "He lured me into temptation"

Wiktionary

  1. enticeverb

    To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

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

  2. Etymology: From enticier < *intitiāre < titio.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To ENTICEverb

    To allure; to attract; to draw by blandishments or hopes to something sinful or destructive.

    Etymology: of uncertain etymology.

    The readiest way to entangle the mind with false doctrine, is first to entice the will to wanton living. Roger Ascham, Schoolmaster.

    If a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. Ex. xxii. 16.

    So sang the syrens, with enchanting sound,
    Enticing all to listen, and be drown’d. George Granville.

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  1. entice

    Entice refers to the act of attracting or tempting someone to do something, often by offering an incentive or reward. This typically involves persuading someone to engage in a particular action that they might not have done otherwise.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Enticeverb

    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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Entice

    en-tīs′, v.t. to induce by exciting hope or desire: to tempt: to lead astray.—adj. Entice′able.—ns. Entice′ment, act of enticing: that which entices or tempts: allurement; Entic′er.—p.adj. Entic′ing.—adv. Entic′ingly. [O. Fr. enticier, provoke; prob. related to L. titio, a firebrand.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ENTICE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ENTICE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of ENTICE in a Sentence

  1. Mike Baker:

    North Korea is a giant prison where mass starvation is happening. It is an insane regime where there is no respect for human rights, and it is patently absurd that they would take this opportunity to criticize the U.S. this leaves us with a propaganda piece that is a very useful tool not only for North Korea and other hostile nations, but more dangerously, for the Muslim extremists of ISIS and Al Qaeda who will use this to enhance their recruitment and propaganda efforts and to attempt to entice their supporters into violence.

  2. Jerry Kang:

    With new [designs] entering the marketplace next year to entice consumers, smartphone manufacturers will find themselves locked in a fierce battle with one another as they jostle to win market share for their new smartphone models featuring dual-edge curved and foldable AMOLED displays.

  3. Comedian Bill Cosby:

    Now suppose someone brings a weapon or decided to do more foolishness, there will be announcements made and the stations made some disclaimers, but what if people don't listen to what they said and they entice violence.

  4. Dale Lee:

    It is one thing to allow parents the choice of where to educate their children, but it is another matter entirely when we entice them away from our public schools with public money as the incentive.

  5. Edward Seiler:

    Homebuyer demand has faltered this summer, as lingering economic uncertainty, high inflation, and still-high mortgage rates caused many prospective buyers to delay their home search, the combination of a strong job market and moderating home price growth could entice some of these buyers to return in the coming months.

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