What does entice mean?
Entice means (transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope..
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/ɪnˈtaɪs/ · verb
(transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope..
I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.
Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story. And, on top of all that, they are ornaments; they entice and intrigue and sometimes delight.
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Entice means (transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope..
Common synonyms include tempt, lure.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.
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