Antonyms for lure
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : loor |
| Phonetic Transcription : lʊər |
Definition of lure
Origin :- early 14c., "something which allures or entices, an attraction" (a figurative use), also "bait for recalling hawks," from Anglo-French lure, Old French loirre "device used to recall hawks, lure," from Frankish *loþr or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *lothran "to call" (cf. Middle High German luoder, Middle Low German loder "lure, bait," German Luder "lure, deceit, bait;" also Old English laþian "to call, invite," German laden).
- Originally a bunch of feathers on a long cord, from which the hawk is fed during its training. Used of means of alluring other animals (especially fish) from c.1700. Technically, bait is something the animal can eat; lure is a more general term. Also in 15c. a collective word for a group of young women.
- noun bait
- verb attract, seduce
- Much has been said concerning the efficacy of the Water Fly as a lure.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various
- Here, they are brazenly advertised as "afternoon teas" to lure the unwary.
- Extract from : « Government by the Brewers? » by Adolph Keitel
- But by degrees he was once more ensnared by the lure of the gaming table.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- Better still, if I could throw temptation in his way, and lure him on to rob me.
- Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
- All sorts of deceptions are used to lure folk into the mountain gorges.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- What need was there for him to lure me into his heaven to feed horses?
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- I had felt the lure of her personality; there was not one of us on board the Ertak who had not.
- Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright
- Nana was being tempted by the jingle of cash and the lure of adventure on the streets.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- To this spot, no doubt, he had all along intended to lure his victim.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- The attraction of beauty is not the only lure by which a creature may win its mate.
- Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
Synonyms for lure
- allure
- allurement
- ambush
- appeal
- attraction
- bag
- bait
- beckon
- beguile
- bewitch
- bribe
- cajole
- call
- camouflage
- captivate
- capture
- carrot
- catch
- charm
- come on
- come-on
- con game
- decoy
- delusion
- drag
- draw
- enchant
- ensnare
- entice
- enticement
- fake
- fascinate
- gimmick
- grab
- haul
- hit on
- hook
- illusion
- incentive
- inducement
- inveigle
- inveiglement
- invitation
- invite
- lead on
- magnet
- mousetrap
- pull
- rope
- seducement
- seduction
- siren song
- sitting duck
- snare
- steer
- suck in
- sweep off one's feet
- sweetener
- tempt
- temptation
- tout
- train
- trap
- trick
- turn on
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