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inescation

inescation noun: the act of baiting; allurement.

Noun

inescation (usually uncountable, plural inescations)

  1. (obsolete, usually) The act of baiting; allurement.
    • the Soul is enamour'd with these fading Beauties , and ensoared by the powerful Inescations of Sense1671, Henry Hallywell, A Discourse of the Excellency of Christianity

Forms of inescation

pluralinescations

Origin of inescation

Latin inescatio.

Questions about inescation

What does inescation mean?
Inescation means the act of baiting; allurement.
What part of speech is inescation?
Inescation is a noun.
What is the plural of inescation?
The plural of inescation is inescations.

Words near inescation in the dictionary

  1. inescapeable
  2. inescate
  3. inescated
  4. inescates
  5. inescating
  6. inescation
  7. inescations
  8. inesculent
  9. inescutcheon
  10. inescutcheoned
  11. inescutcheons

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