entice

entice
соблазнять; заманивать; сманивать; переманивать

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  • entice — I verb allure, bait, cajole, coax, decoy, divert, induce, inveigh, lure, seduce, tempt II index bait (lure), betray (lead astray), cajole, coax …   Law dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • entice — [en tīs′, intīs′] vt. enticed, enticing [ME enticen < OFr enticier, to set afire, hence excite, entice, prob. < VL * intitiare < L in + titio, a burning brand] to attract by offering hope of reward or pleasure; tempt; allure SYN. LURE… …   English World dictionary

  • entice — late 13c., intice, from O.Fr. enticier to stir up (fire), to excite, incite, perhaps from V.L. *intitiare set on fire, from L. in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + titio (gen. titionis) firebrand, of uncertain origin. Meaning to allure, attract is from …   Etymology dictionary

  • entice — *lure, inveigle, decoy, tempt, seduce Analogous words: snare, ensnare, trap, entrap (see CATCH): cajole, blandish, *coax, wheedle Antonyms: scare Contrasted words: *frighten, alarm, terrify, fright …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • entice — [v] allure; persuade attract, bait, bat eyes at*, beguile, cajole, coax, decoy, draw, entrap, inveigle, lead on, lure, prevail on, seduce, tempt, toll, turn on*, wheedle; concepts 7,19,22,68 Ant. disgust, dissuade, repel, repulse, turn away, turn …   New thesaurus

  • entice — ► VERB ▪ attract by offering pleasure or advantage. DERIVATIVES enticement noun enticer noun enticing adjective. ORIGIN Old French enticier, probably from a base meaning set on fire …   English terms dictionary

  • entice — v. 1) (D; tr.) to entice into (to entice smb. into a life of crime) 2) (D; tr.) to entice with (they enticed the children with candy) * * * [ɪn taɪs] (D; tr.) to entice with (they enticed the children with candy) (D;tr.) to entice into (to entice …   Combinatory dictionary

  • entice — [[t]ɪnta͟ɪs[/t]] entices, enticing, enticed VERB To entice someone to go somewhere or to do something means to try to persuade them to go to that place or to do that thing. [V n prep] Retailers have tried almost everything, from cheap credit to… …   English dictionary

  • entice — verb (T) to persuade someone to do something by offering them something if they will do it: entice sb away/across/down etc: He tried to entice the dog away from its post by the door. | entice sb: Banks are offering low interest rates in an… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • entice — en|tice [ınˈtaıs] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: enticier, from Latin titio large burning piece of wood ] to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere, usually by offering them something that they want entice into/away/from… …   Dictionary of contemporary English


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