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illure

/ɪˈlʊə(ɹ)/

illure verb: to deceive; to entice; to lure.

Verb

illure (third-person singular simple present illures, present participle illuring, simple past and past participle illured)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To deceive; to entice; to lure.
    • The devil ensnareth the souls of many men, by illuring them with the muck and dung of this world.1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Roger Daniel for John Williams, […], →OCLC

Forms of illure

third-person singular presentillures
present participleilluring
past participleillured
pastillured

Origin of illure

From il- + lure.

Questions about illure

What does illure mean?
Illure means to deceive; to entice; to lure.
What part of speech is illure?
Illure is a verb.
How do you pronounce illure?
Illure is pronounced /ɪˈlʊə(ɹ)/.
What is the past tense of illure?
The past tense of illure is illured.

Words near illure in the dictionary

  1. illuminometer
  2. illuminometers
  3. illuminosity
  4. illuminous
  5. illupi
  6. illure
  7. illured
  8. illurement
  9. illurements
  10. illures
  11. illuring

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