enticing
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verb (used with object), en·ticed, en·tic·ing.
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle: They were enticed westward by dreams of gold.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English enticen < Old French enticier to incite < Vulgar Latin *intitiāre, equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + -titiāre, verbal derivative of *titius, for titiō piece of burning wood
1250–1300; Middle English enticen < Old French enticier to incite < Vulgar Latin *intitiāre, equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + -titiāre, verbal derivative of *titius, for titiō piece of burning wood
Related forms
en·tic·ing·ly, adverb
en·tic·ing·ness, noun
non·en·tic·ing, adjective
non·en·tic·ing·ly, adverb
un·en·ticed, adjective
Synonyms
lure, attract, decoy, tempt.
lure, attract, decoy, tempt.
Antonyms
repel.
repel.
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| —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 | |
| —n | |
| 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 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
entice
c.1300, from O.Fr. enticier, perhaps from V.L. *intitiare "set on fire," from L. in- "in" + titio (gen. titionis) "firebrand," of uncertain origin. Related: Enticing.
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Example sentences
Ads would become software seducers, enticing and guiding customer interaction.
It would engage the information industries in making public transport more convenient, more enticing, and more secure.
Rourke's reveries about the feel of being punched in the ring are sensual, enticing.
The sound makes the alligator think another gator has moved into its territory, enticing it to come out and defend it.
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