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The definition of entice is persuade or attract by offering pleasure.

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When you convince your cat to come out from under the bed by offering a treat, this is an example of when youentice your cat.

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transitive verb enticed, enticing

to attract by offering hope of reward or pleasure; tempt; allure

Origin: ME enticen < OFr enticier, to set afire, hence excite, entice, prob. < VL *intitiare < L in + titio, a burning brand

Related Forms:

enticement noun
enticingly adverb

See entice in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb en·ticed, en·tic·ing, en·tic·es

To attract by arousing hope or desire; lure: The promise of higher pay enticed me into the new job. See Synonyms at lure.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English enticen

Origin: , from Old French enticier, to instigate

Origin: , possibly from Vulgar Latin *intītiāre, to set afire

Origin: : Latin in-, in; see en-¹

Origin: + Latin tītiō, firebrand

Related Forms:

en·ticeˈment noun

en·ticˈer noun

en·ticˈing·ly adverb

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