entice
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entice
- /ɪnˈtaɪs/
Rhymes with -aɪs
Where it comes from
From Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier (“to stir up or excite”), from a Vulgar Latin *intitiāre (“I set on fire”), from in- + titiō (“firebrand (tool)”), from Proto-Italic *tītjō (“heating”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *teih₁- (“to become hot, melt or to end”).
verb entices · enticing · enticed
- To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.
