lure implies a drawing into danger, evil, or difficulty through attracting and deceiving.
lured naive investors with get-rich-quick schemes
entice suggests drawing by artful or adroit means.
advertising designed to entice new customers
inveigle implies enticing by cajoling or flattering.
fund-raisers inveigling wealthy alumni
decoy implies a luring into entrapment by artifice.
attempting to decoy the enemy into an ambush
tempt implies the presenting of an attraction so strong that it overcomes the restraints of conscience or better judgment.
tempted by the offer of money
seduce implies a leading astray by persuasion or false promises.
seduced by assurances of assistance
Examples of entice in a Sentence
every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet
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Putting up a hummingbird feeder in your garden or on your balcony or porch is a way to entice these fast-fluttering birds to visit.—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026 This fast-growing shrub entices pollinators and birds and is deer and rabbit resistent.—Lauren David, Southern Living, 16 May 2026 Charlotte office renovations and conversions Post-COVID, office towers have to either entice people to come back to the cubicle or change uses.—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026 To bridge the gap, several counties have created robust regional rebates to entice producers back to the Sunshine State.—Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for entice
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French enticer, from Vulgar Latin *intitiare, from Latin in- + titio firebrand