entice
/ɪnˈtaɪs/
entice verb: to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
Verb
entice (third-person singular simple present entices, present participle enticing, simple past and past participle enticed)
- 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...2012 March, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2013, page 106
entice meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
entice in Hindi
- to entice, charm, win over
- लुभाना lubhānā
- to entice, tempt, allure
- ललचाना lalcānā
- to entice, inveigle
- फुसलाना phuslānā
entice in Tamil
- ஈர்த்திழு, கவர்ந்திழு, மயக்கிச் சிக்கவை
entice in Marathi
- मोहात पाडण्यासाठी, मोहात घालण्यासाठी
entice in Urdu
- to entice, charm, win over
- لبھانا lubhānā
More languagesFewer languages
- entice in Bengali
- প্রলুব্ধ করা, লোভ দেখানো
- entice in Telugu
- ప్రలోభపెట్టడానికి, ప్రలోభపెట్టేందుకు
- entice in Malayalam
- വശീകരിക്കുക vaśīkarikkuka
- entice in Kannada
- ಸೆಳೆ seḷe
- entice in Punjabi
- ਲੁਭਾਉਣ ਲਈ
- entice in Gujarati
- લલચાવવા માટે, લલચાવવા, લાલચ આપવા માટે
- entice in Sanskrit
- लुभ् lubh
- entice in Thai
- ล่อ lɔ̂ɔ
- entice in Vietnamese
- lôi cuốn, lôi kéo, nhử
Examples of entice in a sentence
- “Blasphemous” is a masterfully crafted game that would entice hardcore fans of Soulsborne and Metroidvania games.
- Centuries ago Blackbeard the pirate false-flagged to entice lootful vessels to draw closer.
- A cackle of hyenas had her surrounded, enticed by the smell of her just-given birth.
Forms of entice
| third-person singular present | entices |
|---|---|
| present participle | enticing |
| past participle | enticed |
| past | enticed |
Origin of entice
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”).
Words formed from entice
Words that rhyme with entice
Questions about entice
- What does entice mean?
- Entice means to lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
- What is entice in Hindi?
- Entice in Hindi is लुभाना (lubhānā), ललचाना (lalcānā), फुसलाना (phuslānā). See Entice meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is entice?
- Entice is a verb.
- How do you pronounce entice?
- Entice is pronounced /ɪnˈtaɪs/.
- What is the past tense of entice?
- The past tense of entice is enticed.
Words near entice in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: entice (page history and authors); फुसलाना (Hindi) (page history and authors); entice (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); entice (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); لبھانا (Urdu) (page history and authors); entice (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); entice (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ಸೆಳೆ (Kannada) (page history and authors); entice (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); entice (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); लुभ् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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