entice

(ĕn-tīs')
tr.v., -ticed, -tic·ing, -tic·es.
To attract by arousing hope or desire; lure: The promise of higher pay enticed me into the new job. See synonyms at lure.

[Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier, to instigate, possibly from Vulgar Latin *intītiāre, to set afire : Latin in-, in; see en-¹ + Latin tītiō, firebrand.]

enticement en·tice'ment n.
enticer en·tic'er n.
enticingly en·tic'ing·ly adv.

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verb

1. To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action: allure, appeal, attract, draw, lure, magnetize, take. Informal pull. See like/dislike.
2. To beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action: allure, inveigle, lure, seduce, tempt. Idioms: lead astray. See persuasion/dissuasion.

v

Definition: allure; persuade
Antonyms: disgust, dissuade, repel, repulse, turn away, turn off

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To wrongfully solicit, persuade, procure, allure, attract, draw by blandishment, coax, or seduce. To lure, induce, tempt, incite, or persuade a person to do a thing. Enticement of a child is inviting, persuading, or attempting to persuade a child to enter any vehicle, building, room, or secluded place with intent to commit an unlawful sexual act upon or with the person of said child.

IN BRIEF: Tempt or persuade.

The teacher tried to entice the students to read by giving many book talks.

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• Strategy and Tactics - enticement: temptation that leads on or excites false hopes

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lokke, forlede

Nederlands (Dutch)
lokken, verlokken

Français (French)
v. tr. - appâter, attirer (vers, dans), entraîner (qn à l'écart de), éloigner (qn de qn), allécher avec (des perspectives, etc), leurrer (avec de fausses promesses)

Deutsch (German)
v. - locken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δελεάζω, ξεμυαλίζω, ξελογιάζω, παρασύρω, πλανεύω

Italiano (Italian)
adescare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - atrair, induzir, instigar

Русский (Russian)
заманивать, соблазнять, увлечь

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - atraer, seducir, tentar, incitar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - locka, förleda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
诱骗, 怂恿, 引诱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 誘騙, 慫恿, 引誘

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 유혹하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 誘惑する, そそのかして…させる, 誘う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجذب, يغري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיתה, הדיח‬

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