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en·tice·ment

   [en-tahys-muhnt]
noun
1.
the act or practice of enticing, especially to evil.
2.
the state of being enticed.
3.
something that entices; allurement.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French; see entice, -ment
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entice (ɪnˈtaɪs)
 
—vb
(tr) to attract or draw towards oneself by exciting hope or desire; tempt; allure
 
[C13: from Old French enticier, from Vulgar Latin intitiāre (unattested) to incite, from Latin titiō firebrand]
 
en'ticement
 
—n
 
en'ticer
 
—n
 
en'ticing
 
—adj
 
en'ticingly
 
—adv
 
en'ticingness
 
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enticement
c.1300, thing which entices; 1540s, action of enticing; from O.Fr. enticement; see entice + -ment.
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