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adescare

  • /adesˈkare/

Where it comes from

da esca, dal latino esca cioè "cibo"

verb avere · adescando · adescante · adescato · adesco · adeschi

  1. attirare o allettare con l'esca animali acquatici o volatili
  2. figuratively attrarre con lusinghe

Similar: prendere, allettare, ammaliare, attirare, attrarre, avvincere, eccitare, illudere, incastrare, intrappolare, irretire, lusingare, persuadere, plagiare, provocare, sedurre, stregare · Opposite: allontanare, cacciare, disamorare, disgustare, nauseare, respingere, schifare

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verb

Similar: prendere, allettare, ammaliare, attirare, attrarre, avvincere, eccitare, illudere, incastrare, intrappolare, irretire, lusingare, persuadere, plagiare, provocare, sedurre, stregare · Opposite: allontanare, cacciare, disamorare, disgustare, nauseare, respingere, schifare

In English

  • hook slang: to engage in prostitution
  • prime to prepare a mechanism
  • bait to attract with bait
  • entice to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope
  • lure to entice
  • inveigle convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles
  • pick up to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes

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Chicago

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@misc{adescare_2026,
  title = {adescare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/adescare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}