entice

/ɛnˈtaɪs/

/ɛnˈtaɪs/

Other forms: enticing; enticed; entices

Let's say your friend wants to go to the movies and you don't want to. Your friend might try to entice you by offering to buy you popcorn and a soda. Entice means to persuade with promises of something.

The word entice means to lure or tempt someone by promising them something that they like. It is a little manipulative but in a fairly straightforward way. You always know it when someone is enticing you. If a company really wants to hire you, they will entice you with a good salary and generous benefits. The promise of a gold star is often enough to entice small children to get good grades.

Definitions of entice

1. verb

   provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
   synonyms: lure, tempt

   types:

   hook, snare

   entice and trap

   seduce

   lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct

   call

   lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal

   stool

   lure with a stool, as of wild fowl

   lead on

   entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken

   tweedle

   entice through the use of music

   decoy

   lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

   bait

   lure, entice, or entrap with bait

   type of:

   provoke, stimulate

   provide the needed stimulus for