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lure
What does lure mean?
lure (verb): provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce lure?
/lʊɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does lure come from?
From Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of lure?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “lure” mean?
to utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound
Not quite: that's what growl means.
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
Right! That's what “lure” means.
to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner
Not quite: that's what taunt means.
to make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in
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Which word is closest in meaning to “lure”?
report
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become
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happen
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entice
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