Synonyms for entice
ɛnˈtaɪsen·tice

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1. entice

   To allure is to draw as with a lure by some charm or some prospect of pleasure or advantage. We may attract others to a certain thing without intent; as, the good unconsciously attract others to virtue. We may allure either to that which is evil or to that which is good and noble, by purpose and endeavor, as in the familiar line, "Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way," Goldsmith Deserted Village, l. 170. Lure is rather more akin to the physical nature. It is the word we would use of drawing on an animal. Coax expresses the attraction of the person, not of the thing. A man may be coaxed to that which is by no means alluring. Cajole and decoy carry the idea of deceiving and ensnaring. To inveigle is to lead one blindly in. To tempt is to endeavor to lead one wrong; to seduce is to succeed in winning one from good to ill. Win may be used in either a bad or a good sense, in which latter it surpasses the highest sense of allure, because it succeeds in that which allure attempts; as, "He that winneth souls is wise," Prov. xi, 30.

   Synonyms:
   allure, attract, cajole, captivate, coax, decoy, draw, inveigle, lure, seduce, tempt, win

   Antonyms:
   chill, damp, deter, dissuade, drive away, repel, warn

   Preposition:
   Allure to a course; allure by hopes; allure from evil to good.

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1. entice

   Synonyms:
   allure, seduce, lure, tempt, attract, decoy

   Antonyms:
   deter, warn, hinder, repel

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1. entice, lure, temptverb

   provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

   "He lured me into temptation"

   Synonyms:
   allure, invite, influence, tempt, lure, charm

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1. • Provoke

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1. enticeverb

   Synonyms:
   allure (to evil), lure, attract, decoy, seduce, tempt, coax, inveigle, wheedle, cajole, persuade, lead astray

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1. enticeverb

   Synonyms:
   seduce, allure, persuade, inveigle, wheedle, tempt

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1. List of paraphrases for "entice":

   attract, induce, encourage

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1. Murray Hiebert:

   That's not an opening position that will entice China to the negotiating table.

2. Mike Schroepfer:

   Do people enjoy it ? Absolutely, do we have the breadth of content yet to entice them to buy it for home ? For a certain audience, absolutely ; for the broadest audience, not yet. But we're working on it.

3. Taryn Fenske:

   If these activists spent even a fraction of this time and effort at the border, perhaps some accountability would be brought to the Biden Administration’s reckless border policies that entice illegal immigrants to make dangerous and often lethal journeys through Central America and put their lives in the hands of cartels and Coyotes.

4. Michael Tran:

   Tanker rates need to re-rate back to economically palatable levels to entice U.S. exports, the astronomical freight rates of last few days had eroded export economics from the Gulf Coast.

5. Thomas LaSalvia:

   It’s this decision for landlords, would it make sense to try to entice a Trader Joe’s or do you bulldoze the whole thing?