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Entice Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Entice Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo 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.
entice
\en*tice"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. enticed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. enticing (?).] [oe. entisen, enticen, of. enticier, entichier; pref. en- (l. in) + a word of uncertain origin, cf. of. atisier to stir a fire, provoke, l. titio firebrand, or mhg. zicken to push.] 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. roses blushing as they blow, and enticing men to pull. & fl. my son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. i. 10. go, and thine erring brother gain, entice him home to be forgiven.
Arlithio = v. to allure, to entice
Denu = v. to entice, to allure
Dyddenu = v. to entice
Llithio = v. to draw to, to attract, to entice, to lecture, to bait
Verb
1. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"
(synonym) lure, tempt
(hypernym) provoke, stimulate
(hyponym) hook, snare
(derivation) temptation, enticement
Entice Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Entice and similar may refer to:
- Yamaha Enticer, a 2003 motorcycle manufactured in India (also the name of a 1979 snowmobile)
- N-Tyce, a UK girl group in the late 1990s
- N-Tyce, a rapper with Deadly Venoms
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