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entice
What does entice mean?
entice (verb): to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use entice in a sentence?
- I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce entice?
/ɪnˈtaɪs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does entice come from?
From Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier (“to stir up or excite”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of entice?
Words related to entice
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “entice”?
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What does “entice” mean?
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
Not quite: that's what interfere means.
to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope
Right! That's what “entice” means.
to weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage
Not quite: that's what undermine means.
to give way under force; to succumb to a force
Not quite: that's what yield means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “entice”?
duck
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lure
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sink
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skip
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