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
- 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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