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/en tuys"meuhnt/, n.1. the act or practice of enticing, esp. to evil.2. the state of being enticed.3. something that entices; allurement.[1275-1325; ME < OF; see ENTICE, -MENT]
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Enticement — En*tice ment, n. [OF. enticement.] 1. The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions. [1913 Webster] 2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enticement — index bribery, cause (reason), decoy, draw (attraction), hush money, incentive, inducement … Law dictionary
enticement — c.1300, “thing which entices;” 1540s, “action of enticing;” from O.Fr. enticement, from enticier (see ENTICE (Cf. entice)) … Etymology dictionary
enticement — [n] allurement; persuasion attraction, bait, blandishment, cajolery, coaxing, come hither*, come on*, decoy, fascination, inducement, inveiglement, lure, mousetrap*, promise, seduction, snare, sweetener*, sweetening, temptation, trap; concepts… … New thesaurus
enticement — UK [ɪnˈtaɪsmənt] / US noun Word forms enticement : singular enticement plural enticements a) [countable] an advantage or reward that persuades you to do something b) [uncountable] the process of enticing someone … English dictionary
enticement — noun a) The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions. b) That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin … Wiktionary
enticement — [[t]ɪnta͟ɪsmənt[/t]] enticements N VAR An enticement is something which makes people want to do a particular thing. Among other enticements, they advertized that they would take guests to Ramsgate for the day. Syn: inducement … English dictionary
enticement — noun on my budget, I have to resist the enticement of colorful packaging and clever advertising Syn: lure, temptation, allure, attraction, appeal, draw, pull, bait; charm, seduction, fascination; informal come on … Thesaurus of popular words
enticement — entice ► VERB ▪ attract by offering pleasure or advantage. DERIVATIVES enticement noun enticer noun enticing adjective. ORIGIN Old French enticier, probably from a base meaning set on fire … English terms dictionary
enticement bait — jaukas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Maistinis daiktas (ėdesys, lesalas) žvėrims, paukščiams, žuvims vilioti. atitikmenys: angl. bait; enticement bait; lure vok. Köder, m; Lockspeise, f rus. наживка, f; привада, f;… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
enticement — noun see entice … New Collegiate Dictionary
