English Explanatory Dictionary

entice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtaɪs/ en-ca-entice.oga

Word forms

entice entices enticing enticed

Etymology

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”).

Related words

beguile tempt seduce

Derived words

enticeable enticeful enticement enticer enticing
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