entice
Meaning
To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
Synonyms
captivate
appeal to
fastinate
attract by deceptive means
conciliate
> gwezvo
link in
pursue tortuous course
bind around
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈtaɪs/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
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