lure implies a drawing into danger, evil, or difficulty through attracting and deceiving.
lured naive investors with get-rich-quick schemes
entice suggests drawing by artful or adroit means.
advertising designed to entice new customers
inveigle implies enticing by cajoling or flattering.
fund-raisers inveigling wealthy alumni
decoy implies a luring into entrapment by artifice.
attempting to decoy the enemy into an ambush
tempt implies the presenting of an attraction so strong that it overcomes the restraints of conscience or better judgment.
tempted by the offer of money
seduce implies a leading astray by persuasion or false promises.
seduced by assurances of assistance
Examples of entice in a Sentence
every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet
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Obviously, Donnie being over there was enticing to me.—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 For American diners of diverse backgrounds, chop suey struck an enticing balance between novelty and decipherability, which propelled it to national popularity even as the US government moved to exclude Chinese laborers from entering the country in 1882.—Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026 Addiction risk is influenced by genetics, stress, mental health, the food environment, and exposure to enticing food product design and marketing, experts say.—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 Earlier this year, Griffin and Ross, who lives in Palm Beach, announced an initiative to entice more billionaires and business leaders to move to South Florida.—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for entice
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French enticer, from Vulgar Latin *intitiare, from Latin in- + titio firebrand