lure implies a drawing into danger, evil, or difficulty through attracting and deceiving.
lured naive investors with get-rich-quick schemes
entice suggests drawing by artful or adroit means.
advertising designed to entice new customers
inveigle implies enticing by cajoling or flattering.
fund-raisers inveigling wealthy alumni
decoy implies a luring into entrapment by artifice.
attempting to decoy the enemy into an ambush
tempt implies the presenting of an attraction so strong that it overcomes the restraints of conscience or better judgment.
tempted by the offer of money
seduce implies a leading astray by persuasion or false promises.
seduced by assurances of assistance
Examples of entice in a Sentence
every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet
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Police said the doctor used job recruiting websites to offer potential victims high hourly pay to entice them into working for him.—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024 To entice potential buyers, the suspect took videos of himself shooting the guns in East Palo Alto and San Jose, including open fields and a school campus, according to Shih.—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024 The Penguins would probably need to retain at least $1 million of his cap hit to entice a Cup contender to take on his contract.—Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024 To entice new users, stores generally offer applicants a discount on their first card purchase, or financing deals.—Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for entice
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French enticer, from Vulgar Latin *intitiare, from Latin in- + titio firebrand
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