entice

Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lure tempt persuade seduce decoy coax inveigle beck wile coquet mesmerize benet court influence interest
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Antonyms

gorge prevent repulse daunt bug warn
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Hypernyms

stimulate provoke

Hyponyms

tweedle call hook snare bait seduce

Phrases with the word

to entice entice away bait and entice advertising

Derivatives

enticed enticing

Anagrams

encite

Examples

He lured me into temptation Source: Internet

A few independent companies attempted to carry the CoCo torch, but the lack of decent backwards compatibility with the CoCo 3 failed to entice much of the CoCo community over to these new independent platforms. Source: Internet

Along the village, succubi entice the tainted souls who come to Nomen Tuum and lead them to their deaths in order to offer their souls to Hell /the God of Darkness. Source: Internet

Ame-no-uzeme began to dance and create a noisy commotion in order to entice Amaterasu to come out. Source: Internet

Bloodthirsty revenge flick Blue Ruin is a slow-burning delight, and one that might easily go unnoticed on Netflix without an A-list cast to entice viewers. Source: Internet

At Salon Hype in La Grange, the hope is that contactless check-in and movable barriers will entice hair and nail clients back inside - recapturing 50% of pre-pandemic business - all while increasing costs. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

enthymematical enthymeme enthymemic entice away enticeable enticeful