entice
11entice — en|tice [ınˈtaıs] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: enticier, from Latin titio large burning piece of wood ] to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere, usually by offering them something that they want entice into/away/from… …
12entice — UK [ɪnˈtaɪs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms entice : present tense I/you/we/they entice he/she/it entices present participle enticing past tense enticed past participle enticed to persuade someone to do something, especially by offering them… …
13entice — verb Entice is used with these nouns as the object: ↑buyer, ↑customer, ↑viewer …
14entice — en|tice [ ın taıs ] verb transitive to persuade someone to do something, especially by offering them an advantage or reward: I enticed him with more money. In many cities drivers are being enticed to take a train or bus to work. How can a promise …
15entice — [13] Entice is an inflammatory sort of word. It comes ultimately from Latin tītiō ‘firebrand’, which was used, with the prefix in ‘in’, to form the Vulgar Latin verb *intītiāre ‘set on fire’. This passed into English via Old French enticier, and… …
16entice — verb he tried to entice us by promising a screen test at his studio Syn: tempt, lure, allure, attract, appeal to; invite, persuade, convince, beguile, coax, woo, court; seduce, lead on; informal sweet talk See note at tempt …
17entice — Kono, ho okonokono, ume, ho ohahai, ho owalewale. ♦ To entice a bird, kono manu …
18entice — To allure or tempt by artifice, the word importing an initial, active and wrongful effort. State v Norris, 82 Or 680, 162 P 859. To lure animals onto one s premises by putting out food by way of bait. 4 Am J2d Ani § 139. It is true that the word… …
19entice — [13] Entice is an inflammatory sort of word. It comes ultimately from Latin tītiō ‘firebrand’, which was used, with the prefix in ‘in’, to form the Vulgar Latin verb *intītiāre ‘set on fire’. This passed into English via Old French enticier, and… …
20entice — transitive verb (enticed; enticing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French enticer, from Vulgar Latin *intitiare, from Latin in + titio firebrand Date: 14th century to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire ; tempt… …
