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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Entice \En*tice"\, verb (used with an object) [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
verb: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation" [syn: {lure}, {tempt}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "entice": allure, attract, bait, bait the hook, beguile, blandish, cajole, coax, decoy, draw, draw in, draw on, ensnare, entrap, flirt, flirt with, give the come-on, inveigle, lead on, lure, offer bait to, persuade, prevail on, rope in, seduce, soft-soap, suck in, sweet-talk, tempt, toll, wheedle, woo
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