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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 (used with object) , en·ticed, en·tic·ing. to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle: They were enticed westward by dreams of gold. Synonyms: tempt, decoy, attract, lure. Antonyms: repel. entice. / ɪnˈtaɪs / verb. tr to attract or draw towards oneself by exciting hope or desire; tempt; allure. Discover More. Derived Forms.
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.
Definition of entice verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
3 days 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.
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.
entice. verb [ T ] uk / ɪnˈtaɪs / us. Add to word list. to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant: [ + to do sth ] Supermarkets use all sorts of tricks to entice you to buy things. enticing. adjective. attracting you by offering you something pleasant.
