Entice
/ɪnˈtaɪs/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. transitive
"I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey."
- 2 provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion wordnet
Example
More examples"He hopes to entice her into doing what he wants."
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”).