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- DictionaryEn·tice/inˈtīs/
verb
- 1. attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage: "a show that should entice a new audience into the theater"
verb [ T ] us / ɪnˈtɑɪs / Add to word list. to attract someone to a particular place or activity by offering something pleasant or advantageous: People are enticed away from government jobs by higher salaries. (Definition of entice from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of entice. entice.
The meaning of ENTICE is to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt. How to use entice in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Entice.
Entice definition: to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle. See examples of ENTICE used in a sentence.
The word entice means to lure or tempt someone by promising them something that they like. It is a little manipulative but in a fairly straightforward way. You always know it when someone is enticing you. If a company really wants to hire you, they will entice you with a good salary and generous benefits.
To attract (someone), usually to do something, by arousing hope, interest, or desire: The good review enticed me to see the movie. See Synonyms at lure. [Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier, to instigate, possibly from Vulgar Latin *intītiāre, to set afire : Latin in-, in; see en-1 + Latin tītiō, firebrand .] en·tice′ment n.
entice. to persuade somebody/something to go somewhere or to do something, usually by offering them something synonym persuade. entice somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores. The animal refused to be enticed from its hole.
1 day ago · verb. To entice someone to go somewhere or to do something means to try to persuade them to go to that place or to do that thing. Retailers have tried almost everything to entice shoppers through their doors. [VERB noun preposition] The manager tried to entice some of his rival club's players away.
