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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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 push.]
     To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to
     attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad
     sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the
     sirens enticed them to listen.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Roses blushing as they blow,
           And enticing men to pull.                --Beau. & Fl.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
                                                    --Prov. i. 10.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Go, and thine erring brother gain,
           Entice him home to be forgiven.          --Keble.
  
     Syn: To allure; lure; coax; decoy; seduce; tempt; inveigle;
          incite; persuade; prevail on. See Allure.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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 push.]
     To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to
     attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad
     sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the
     sirens enticed them to listen.
  
           Roses blushing as they blow, And enticing men to pull.
                                                    --Beau. & Fl.
  
           My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
                                                    --Prov. i. 10.
  
           Go, and thine erring brother gain, Entice him home to
           be forgiven.                             --Keble.
  
     Syn: To allure; lure; coax; decoy; seduce; tempt; inveigle;
          incite; persuade; prevail on. See Allure.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  entice
       v : provoke someone to do something through (often false or
           exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into
           temptation" [syn: lure, tempt]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  entice
     Αγγλικά vb.
     δελεάζω, παρασύρω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  entice
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  entice
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  entice
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  entice
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  entice
     Englanti vb.
     vietellä, houkutella

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  entice
     Engelska vb.
     locka, förleda

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  entice /ɛntˈaɪs/
  bekoor

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Entice /ɛntˈaɪs/
  أغر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  entice //ɪnˈtaɪs// 
  примамвам, съблазнявам
  to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope