entice

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.

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

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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.

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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