What does entice mean?
Definitions for entice
ɛnˈtaɪsen·tice
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Princeton's WordNet
entice, lure, temptverb
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
"He lured me into temptation"
Wiktionary
enticeverb
To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.
Etymology: From enticier < *intitiāre < titio.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
ChatGPT
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
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
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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of entice in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of entice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of entice in a Sentence
Stylistically, you want to pick up on colors and textures that tie the two spaces together, make it more than just a couple of chairs and a dining table. A plain dining table with wooden chairs won’t entice you to use it very much, but really comfortable lounge seating will.
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.
As soon as you draw red circles around things you don't want Russia to attack, you're both telling Russia what is most valuable to you and that they can attack anything else without serious consequence, it could actually entice Russia to increase attacks against all the other entities besides those 16 things. We should be complicating Russia’s calculations not making them simpler and certainly not essentially green-lighting any kinds of attacks.
There are enough sub-plots in the race to acquire Sky to commission a prime-time drama, fox coming back in for Sky isn't a surprise in itself, but the fact the offer is slightly behind what some had anticipated brings another twist. In fact, there's every chance it might entice another counter from Comcast.
Do people enjoy it ? Absolutely, do we have the breadth of content yet to entice them to buy it for home ? For a certain audience, absolutely ; for the broadest audience, not yet. But we're working on it.
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- съблазнявам, примамвамBulgarian
- locken, verführenGerman
- incitar, tentarSpanish
- meelitamaEstonian
- جذابیتPersian
- houkutellaFinnish
- attirer, appâterFrench
- לפתותHebrew
- लुभानेHindi
- allettare, tentare, attrarre, adescareItalian
- 誘惑Japanese
- aantrekkenDutch
- lokkeNorwegian
- wabićPolish
- incitar, tentarPortuguese
- завлекать, соблазнять, приманиватьRussian
- förmå, stimulera, lockaSwedish
- 誘惑Chinese
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