"entice" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈtaɪs/ Audio: en-ca-entice.oga [Canada] Forms: entices [present, singular, third-person], enticing [participle, present], enticed [participle, past], enticed [past]
Rhymes: -aɪs Etymology: From 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|enticen}} Middle English enticen, {{der|en|fro|enticier||to stir up or excite}} Old French enticier (“to stir up or excite”), {{der|en|VL.||*intitiāre|I set on fire}} Vulgar Latin *intitiāre (“I set on fire”), {{affix|la|in-|titiō|id1=in|nocat=1|t2=firebrand (tool)}} in- + titiō (“firebrand (tool)”), {{der|en|itc-pro|*tītjō||heating}} Proto-Italic *tītjō (“heating”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*teih₁-||to become hot, melt or to end}} Proto-Indo-European *teih₁- (“to become hot, melt or to end”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} entice (third-person singular simple present entices, present participle enticing, simple past and past participle enticed)
  1. (transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. Tags: transitive Related terms: enticement, enticing, beguile, tempt, seduce Translations (to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope): δελεάζω (deleázō) (Ancient Greek), примамвам (primamvam) (Bulgarian), съблазнявам (sǎblaznjavam) (Bulgarian), yimmichi (Chickasaw), 誘惑 (Chinese Mandarin), 诱惑 (yòuhuò) (Chinese Mandarin), obloudit [perfective] (Czech), aantrekken (Dutch), meelitama (Estonian), houkutella (Finnish), appâter (French), attirer (French), locken (German), verführen (German), לפתות (Hebrew), csábítani (Hungarian), attrarre (Italian), tentare (Italian), allettare (Italian), adescare (Italian), 誘惑する (yūwaku suru) (alt: ゆうわくする) (Japanese), pelliciō (Latin), allectō (Latin), വശീകരിക്കുക (vaśīkarikkuka) (Malayalam), ngore (Maori), poapoa (Maori), tāruru (Maori), tīmori (Maori), abbéncere (Neapolitan), affatturà (Neapolitan), tentà (Neapolitan), escar (Occitan), atraire (Occitan), tentar (Occitan), incitar (Occitan), nęcić [imperfective] (Polish), kusić [imperfective] (Polish), wabić [imperfective] (Polish), mamić [imperfective] (Polish), zachęcać [imperfective] (Polish), zachęcić [perfective] (Polish), incitar (Portuguese), tentar (Portuguese), atiçar (Portuguese), прима́нивать (primánivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), соблазня́ть (soblaznjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), завлека́ть (zavlekátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), incitar (Spanish), tentar (Spanish), engolosinar (Spanish), locka (Swedish), stimulera (Swedish), förmå (Swedish), cezbetmek (Turkish), ayartmak (Turkish)

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          "word": "adescare"
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          "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
          "word": "誘惑する"
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          "word": "pelliciō"
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          "word": "abbéncere"
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          "word": "escar"
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          "code": "oc",
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          "word": "atraire"
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          "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
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          "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
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          "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
          "word": "incitar"
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        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
          "word": "tentar"
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        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
          "word": "atiçar"
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          "roman": "primánivatʹ",
          "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "прима́нивать"
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          "roman": "soblaznjátʹ",
          "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "соблазня́ть"
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          "roman": "zavlekátʹ",
          "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
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          "word": "завлека́ть"
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          "word": "stimulera"
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          "word": "förmå"
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          "word": "cezbetmek"
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        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Rhymes:English/aɪs",
        "Rhymes:English/aɪs/2 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2012 March 30, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 2013-02-19, page 106",
          "text": "Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story. And, on top of all that, they are ornaments; they entice and intrigue and sometimes delight.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lure",
          "lure"
        ],
        [
          "attract",
          "attract"
        ],
        [
          "desire",
          "desire"
        ],
        [
          "hope",
          "hope"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈtaɪs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪs"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b9/En-ca-entice.oga/En-ca-entice.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/En-ca-entice.oga",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (CA)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "primamvam",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "примамвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎblaznjavam",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "съблазнявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cic",
      "lang": "Chickasaw",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "yimmichi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "誘惑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yòuhuò",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "诱惑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "obloudit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "aantrekken"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "meelitama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "houkutella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "appâter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "attirer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "locken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "verführen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "deleázō",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "δελεάζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "לפתות"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "csábítani"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "attrarre"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "tentare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "allettare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "adescare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ゆうわくする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yūwaku suru",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "誘惑する"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "pelliciō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "allectō"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "vaśīkarikkuka",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "വശീകരിക്കുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "ngore"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "poapoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "tāruru"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "tīmori"
    },
    {
      "code": "nap",
      "lang": "Neapolitan",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "abbéncere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nap",
      "lang": "Neapolitan",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "affatturà"
    },
    {
      "code": "nap",
      "lang": "Neapolitan",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "tentà"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "escar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "atraire"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "tentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "incitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "nęcić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "kusić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wabić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "mamić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zachęcać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zachęcić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "incitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "tentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "atiçar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "primánivatʹ",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прима́нивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "soblaznjátʹ",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "соблазня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zavlekátʹ",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "завлека́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "incitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "tentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "engolosinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "locka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "stimulera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "förmå"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "cezbetmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope",
      "word": "ayartmak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "entice"
}

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