entice
To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hopeTo lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
» He hopes to entice her into doing what he wants.
Er hofft, sie zu verlocken, das zu tun, was er will. — Esperantostern
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.
locken, verführen
прима́ниватьprimánivatʹ, соблазня́тьsoblaznjátʹ, завлека́тьzavlekátʹ
- provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
Examples
24 sentencesHe hopes to entice her into doing what he wants.
deEr hofft, sie zu verlocken, das zu tun, was er will. — Esperantostern
He is hoping to entice her into doing what he wants.
It was enticing.
deEs war verlockend. — Luiaard
That sounds very enticing.
ruЗвучит весьма соблазнительно. — marafon
She enticed him into escaping from prison.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier (“to stir up or excite”), from a VulFrom Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier (“to stir up or excite”), from a Vulgar Latin *intitiāre (“I set on fire”), from in- + titiō (“firebrand (tool)”), from Proto-Italic *tītjō (“heating”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *teih₁- (“to become hot, melt or to end”).
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Forms
entices, enticing, enticed, enticedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.