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verb en·tice \in-ˈtīs, en-\

: to attract (someone) especially by offering or showing something that is appealing, interesting, etc.

en·ticeden·tic·ing

Full Definition of ENTICE

transitive verb

:  to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire :  tempt

— en·tice·ment \-ˈtī-smənt\ noun

— en·tic·ing·ly \-ˈtī-siŋ-lē\ adverb

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Examples of ENTICE

1. <every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet>

Origin of ENTICE

Middle English, from Anglo-French enticer, from Vulgar Latin *intitiare, from Latin in- + titio firebrand

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ENTICE

Synonyms

allure, bait, beguile, betray, decoy, lure, lead on, seduce, solicit, tempt

Related Words

draw in, inveigle, persuade, rope (in), snow; catch, enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entrap, mesh, snare, tangle, trap; bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate, magnetize, wile

Near Antonyms

alert, caution, forewarn, ward (off), warn; drive (away or off), repulse, turn away

See Synonym Discussion at lure

Rhymes with ENTICE

advice, allspice, black ice, Brandeis, bride-price, brown rice, concise, cut ice, cut-price, deice, device, dry ice, excise, fried rice, list price, make nice, no dice, off-price, on ice, pack ice, precise, shelf ice, strike price, white rice, wild rice