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en·tice

(ĕn-tīs′)
tr.v. en·ticed, en·tic·ing, en·tic·es
To attract (someone), usually to do something, by arousing hope, interest, or desire: The good review enticed me to see the movie. 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.]
en·tice′ment n.
en·tic′er n.
en·tic′ing·ly adv.
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entice

(ɪnˈtaɪs)
vb
(tr) to attract or draw towards oneself by exciting hope or desire; tempt; allure
[C13: from Old French enticier, from Vulgar Latin intitiāre (unattested) to incite, from Latin titiō firebrand]
enˈticement n
enˈticer n
enˈticing adj
enˈticingly adv
enˈticingness n
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en•tice

(ɛnˈtaɪs)

v.t. -ticed, -tic•ing.
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; tempt; inveigle.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French enticier to incite < Vulgar Latin *intitiāre= Latin in- in-2 + -titiāre, v. derivative of *titius, for titiō piece of burning wood]
en•tic′ing•ly, adv.
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entice


Past participle: enticed
Gerund: enticing

Imperative
entice
entice
Present
I entice
you entice
he/she/it entices
we entice
you entice
they entice
Preterite
I enticed
you enticed
he/she/it enticed
we enticed
you enticed
they enticed
Present Continuous
I am enticing
you are enticing
he/she/it is enticing
we are enticing
you are enticing
they are enticing
Present Perfect
I have enticed
you have enticed
he/she/it has enticed
we have enticed
you have enticed
they have enticed
Past Continuous
I was enticing
you were enticing
he/she/it was enticing
we were enticing
you were enticing
they were enticing
Past Perfect
I had enticed
you had enticed
he/she/it had enticed
we had enticed
you had enticed
they had enticed
Future
I will entice
you will entice
he/she/it will entice
we will entice
you will entice
they will entice
Future Perfect
I will have enticed
you will have enticed
he/she/it will have enticed
we will have enticed
you will have enticed
they will have enticed
Future Continuous
I will be enticing
you will be enticing
he/she/it will be enticing
we will be enticing
you will be enticing
they will be enticing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been enticing
you have been enticing
he/she/it has been enticing
we have been enticing
you have been enticing
they have been enticing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been enticing
you will have been enticing
he/she/it will have been enticing
we will have been enticing
you will have been enticing
they will have been enticing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been enticing
you had been enticing
he/she/it had been enticing
we had been enticing
you had been enticing
they had been enticing
Conditional
I would entice
you would entice
he/she/it would entice
we would entice
you would entice
they would entice
Past Conditional
I would have enticed
you would have enticed
he/she/it would have enticed
we would have enticed
you would have enticed
they would have enticed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. entice - provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"
snare, hook - entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
call - lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal; "Call ducks"
stool - lure with a stool, as of wild fowl
lead on - entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken
tweedle - entice through the use of music
provoke, stimulate - provide the needed stimulus for
decoy - lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
bait - lure, entice, or entrap with bait
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entice

verb lure, attract, invite, persuade, draw, tempt, induce, seduce, lead on, coax, beguile, allure, cajole, decoy, wheedle, prevail on, inveigle, dangle a carrot in front of Retailers will try almost anything to entice shoppers through their doors.
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entice

verb
1. To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action:
Informal: pull.
2. To beguile or draw into a wrong or foolish course of action:
Idiom: lead astray.
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Translations
يُغْري، يَجْذِب
fristelokketiltrække
houkutella
tæla, lokka
priviliojimaspriviliotiviliojimas
kārdinātvilināt
ayartmakbaştan çıkarmak

entice

[ɪnˈtaɪs] VT (= tempt) → atraer, tentar ; (= seduce) → seducir
to entice sb away from sb → convencer a algn de que deje a algn
to entice sb into a room → engatusar a algn para que entre en una habitación
to entice sb into doing sth or to do sth → tentar a algn a hacer algo
to entice sb with food/an offer → tentar a algn con comida/una oferta
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entice

[ɪnˈtaɪs] vt (= attract) → attirer
Retailers try hard to entice shoppers through their doors → Les commerçants font de leur mieux pour attirer les clients.
to entice sb to do sth → inciter qn à faire qch
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entice

vt → locken ; (= lead astray) → verführen, verleiten ; to entice somebody to do something or into doing something → jdn dazu verführen or verleiten, etw zu tun ; to entice somebody away → jdn weglocken
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entice

[ɪnˈtaɪs] vt → allettare, attirare
to entice sb away from sb/sth → persuadere qn a lasciare qn/qc
to entice sb into doing sth → indurre qn a fare qc
to entice sb with food/an offer → allettare qn col cibo/con un'offerta
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entice

(inˈtais) verb
to attract or tempt. Goods are displayed in shop windows to entice people into the shop. aanlok يُغْري، يَجْذِب примамвам aliciar (při)lákat locken tiltrække; friste; lokke δελεάζω atraer, tentar ahvatlema جلب کردن؛ وسوسه کردن houkutella attirer לְפַתוֹת फुसलाना namamiti (el)csábít memikat tæla, lokka attirare そそのかす 유혹하다 privilioti vilināt; kārdināt memikat lokken lokke, friste wabić اغواكول، غلطول، تطميع كول: پارول aliciar a atrage заманивать (pri)lákať privabiti privući locka, fresta เสนอจะให้สิ่งที่ต้องการ baştan çıkarmak, ayartmak 吸引,引誘 спокушати; принаджувати لالچ دلانا lôi kéo 诱使
enˈticement noun
aanlokking جَذْب، إغراء привличане tentação svádění; vnadidlo die Verlockung tiltrækning; fristelse; tillokkelse δελεασμός tentación, señuelo ahvatlus اغفال؛ اغوا houkutus attrait פיתוי बहकाव mamac, zavođenje csábítás pemikatan lokkun; tálbeita attrattiva 魅惑 유혹 (pri)viliojimas vilinājums; kārdinājums penarikan verlokking lokking, fristing, fristelse wabienie په لومه كې اچونه، غو لونه ، تېرايستنه tentação atragere заманивание zlákanie; vábidlo zapeljevanje privlačenje lockelse, frestelse การเสนอจะให้สิ่งที่ต้องการ baştan çıkarma 誘人的事物,吸引力 принада; спокуса لبھاؤ sự lôi kéo 引诱物,引诱
enˈticing adjective
attractive. an enticing smell. aanloklike جَذّاب، مُغْرٍ привелактелен tentador přitažlivý verlockend tiltrækkende; fristende; lokkende δελεαστικός tentador ahvatlev اغوا کننده؛ جلب کننده houkutteleva attrayant מְפָתֶה प्रलोभनकारी zamaman, zavodljiv csábító menarik lokkandi allettante 誘うような 유혹하는 viliojantis vilinošs; kārdinošs menarik verlokkelijk lokkende, fristende nęcący غو لونه aliciante ispititor соблазнительный príťažlivý vabljiv primamljiv lockande, tilldragande ที่เสนอจะให้สิ่งที่ต้องการ baştan çıkarıcı 誘人的 спокусливий, принадний لبھاؤنا lôi cuốn 诱人的
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