Definitions for entice
ɛnˈtaɪsen·tice

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. entice, lure, temptverb

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

   "He lured me into temptation"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Danielle Hale:

   Lower rates may entice home buyers out to shop.

2. 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.

3. Adib Zalkapli:

   In a close contest between two coalitions it is not unusual for a leader of the losing team to try to entice members from the other side.

4. Brett Sappington:

   Vessel must rely on content creators' popularity and self-marketing to entice their loyal viewers into paying a monthly fee.

5. 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.

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