Antonyms for entice

Grammar : Verb

Spell : en-tahys

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtaɪs

Definition of entice

Origin : late 13c., intice, from Old French enticier "to stir up (fire), to excite, incite," perhaps from Vulgar Latin *intitiare "set on fire," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + titio (genitive titionis) "firebrand," of uncertain origin. Meaning "to allure, attract" is from c.1300. Related: Enticed; enticing.

verb allure; persuade

Example sentences :

The fields and wood-paths have as yet few charms to entice the wanderer.
Extract from : « Buds and Bird Voices (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

And he answered, "I remember it well; but I am not aware that any are endeavouring to entice me."
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

And how will you manage to entice the bears there, all to one spot?
Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne

I had no time now to entice it into the light of recollection.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

Ain't you ashamed of yourself to entice that poor varmint there to his ruin?
Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever

I cannot conceive of any inducement which could entice me to make another voyage in her.
Extract from : « The Upper Berth » by Francis Marion Crawford

Nothing could move him or entice him away from his convivial employment.
Extract from : « My Studio Neighbors » by William Hamilton Gibson

A rain which seems also to entice fountains from the earth beneath you.
Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer

He tried to entice Washington from the hills to attack in open country.
Extract from : « Washington and his Comrades in Arms » by George Wrong

I would give the world could I entice him into an intrigue with me.'
Extract from : « City Crimes » by Greenhorn

Synonyms for entice

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