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entice
verb [T] /ɪnˈtaɪs/Definition
› to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant: The adverts entice the customer into buying things they don't really want. People are being enticed away from the profession by higher salaries elsewhere. [+ to infinitive] A smell of coffee in the doorway enticed people to enter the shop.Attracting and temptingAttractiveSexual attraction enticement
/-mənt/ noun [C or U] › One of the enticements of the job is the company car.Attracting and temptingAttractiveSexual attraction
(Definition of entice verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affinity noun
- allure noun
- arrest verb (MAKE NOTICE)
- attract verb
- attraction noun
- charisma noun
- charm noun (ATTRACTION)
- charm offensive noun
- charm the pants off sb idiom
- come-on noun
- counterattraction noun
- glitter noun (EXCITEMENT)
- lure verb
- magnet noun (ATTRACTION)
- magnetism noun (ATTRACTIVE QUALITY)
- modesty noun (CLOTHES/BEHAVIOUR)
- pull noun (ATTRACTION)
- pull verb (ATTRACT)
- pulling power noun
- tickle sb's fancy idiom
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