WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
en•tice•ment
(en tīs′mənt),USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025- the act or practice of enticing, esp. to evil.
- the state of being enticed.
- something that entices;
allurement.
- Old French; see entice, -ment
- Middle English 1275–1325
en•tice /ɛnˈtaɪs/USA pronunciation
v., -ticed, -tic•ing.
en•tic•ing, adj.: It was a very enticing offer.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to tempt or persuade (someone);
lure: [~ + object]Can we entice him to the party?[~ + object + to + verb]There is a way we can entice him to come.[~ + object + into + object]We managed to entice him into coming.
en•tic•ing, adj.: It was a very enticing offer.
en•tice
(en tīs′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ticed, -tic•ing.
en•tic′ing•ly, adv.
en•tic′ing•ness, n.
- 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•ness, n.
- lure, attract, decoy, tempt.
- repel.
'enticement' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
attraction
- bait
- come on
- dangle
- decoy
- hold forth
- hook
- seduction
- solicitation
- stimulus
- sucker bait
- temptation
- trap