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- Dictionaryenticement/ɪnˈtʌɪsm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. something used to attract or to tempt someone; a lure: "financial enticements"
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ENTICEMENT definition: 1. the act of persuading someone to do something by offering them something pleasant: 2. the act…. Learn more.
: to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt. enticement. in-ˈtī-smənt. en- noun. Synonyms. allure. bait. beguile. betray. decoy. lead on. lure. seduce. solicit. tempt. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for entice.
Enticement is the act of enticing —attracting, alluring, or tempting someone to do something, especially something wrong or something they shouldn’t. Enticement can also refer to the state of being enticed. Less commonly, enticement can refer to something that entices, as in The gift shop is filled with enticements.
Define enticement. enticement synonyms, enticement pronunciation, enticement translation, English dictionary definition of enticement. tr.v. en·ticed , en·tic·ing , en·tic·es To attract , usually to do something, by arousing hope, interest, or desire: The good review enticed me to see the...
An enticement is something which makes people want to do a particular thing..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce. synonyms: temptation. see more. noun. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward. synonyms: come-on, lure. see more. noun. the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire.
ENTICEMENT meaning: 1. the act of persuading someone to do something by offering them something pleasant: 2. the act…. Learn more.
Enticement Definition. The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.
something that you offer to somebody in order to persuade them to go somewhere or to do something; the act of offering an enticement. The party is offering low taxation as its main enticement.
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle: They were enticed westward by dreams of gold. Vulgar Latin * intitiāre, equivalent. to Latin in- in - 2 + -titiāre, verb, verbal derivative of * titius, for titiō piece of burning wood. Old French enticier to incite. Middle English enticen 1250–1300. en•tic′ing•ly, adv. en•tic′ing•ness, n.
