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Synonyms for entice

Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-tahys
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtaɪs

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Définition 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

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