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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His success in Triple-A this year could entice a team to take a chance on him.—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 And, that, my friends, will be the cause of much celebration if he could ever be enticed to perform at, say, the National Theatre, the Royal Court or the Almeida or the Donmar or in the commercial West End.—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 Here’s how football is enticing more women to tune in (and spend money).—Jennifer Halper, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025 In early September, Jakarta police alleged that some TikTok users purposefully broadcast live during the violence to entice viewers into giving them gifts or virtual prizes that can be exchanged for cash.—Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for entice
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Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French enticer, from Vulgar Latin *intitiare, from Latin in- + titio firebrand
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