Entice — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛntˈaɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛntˈaɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛntˈaɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛntˈaɪs/.

Examples

He lured me into temptation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tempt lure

Parts of Speech

verb	provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion “He lured me into temptation”

Word Forms

enticement	noun	something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
lure	noun	something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
temptable	adjective	susceptible to temptation
temptation	noun	the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
tempter	noun	a person who tempts others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

locken

jemanden durch (oft falsche oder übertriebene) Versprechungen oder Überredung dazu provozieren, etwas zu tun

🇫🇷French

attirer

inciter quelqu'un à faire quelque chose par le biais de promesses (souvent fausses ou exagérées) ou de persuasion

🇪🇸Spanish

atraer

provocar que alguien haga algo mediante promesas (a menudo falsas o exageradas) o persuasión

🇮🇹Italian

attirare

provocare qualcuno a fare qualcosa attraverso promesse o persuasioni (spesso false o esagerate).

🇳🇱Dutch

verleiden

iemand uitdagen om iets te doen door middel van (vaak valse of overdreven) beloften of overreding

🇵🇹Portuguese

seduzir

provocar alguém a fazer algo através de promessas ou persuasão (muitas vezes falsas ou exageradas)

🇷🇺Russian

соблазнять

спровоцировать кого-либо на что-либо посредством (часто ложных или преувеличенных) обещаний или убеждений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लुभाने

किसी को (अक्सर झूठे या अतिरंजित) वादों या अनुनय के माध्यम से कुछ करने के लिए उकसाना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রলুব্ধ করা

(প্রায়শই মিথ্যা বা অতিরঞ্জিত) প্রতিশ্রুতি বা প্ররোচনার মাধ্যমে কাউকে কিছু করতে প্ররোচিত করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

கவர்ந்திழுக்க

(பெரும்பாலும் தவறான அல்லது மிகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட) வாக்குறுதிகள் அல்லது வற்புறுத்தல் மூலம் ஏதாவது செய்ய ஒருவரைத் தூண்டவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రలోభపెట్టు

(తరచుగా తప్పుడు లేదా అతిశయోక్తి) వాగ్దానాలు లేదా ఒప్పించడం ద్వారా ఎవరైనా ఏదైనా చేయమని రెచ్చగొట్టండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मोहित करणे

एखाद्याला (अनेकदा खोटे किंवा अतिशयोक्तीपूर्ण) आश्वासने किंवा मन वळवून काहीतरी करण्यास प्रवृत्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

લલચાવું

(ઘણી વખત ખોટા અથવા અતિશયોક્તિભર્યા) વચનો અથવા સમજાવટ દ્વારા કોઈને કંઈક કરવા માટે ઉશ્કેરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಲೋಭನೆಗೊಳಿಸು

(ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಿತ) ಭರವಸೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಮನವೊಲಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വശീകരിക്കുക

(പലപ്പോഴും തെറ്റായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിശയോക്തിപരമായ) വാഗ്ദാനങ്ങളിലൂടെയോ പ്രേരണയിലൂടെയോ എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാൻ ആരെയെങ്കിലും പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੁਭਾਉਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ (ਅਕਸਰ ਝੂਠੇ ਜਾਂ ਅਤਿਕਥਨੀ) ਵਾਅਦਿਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਨਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਭੜਕਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

آمادہ کرنا

کسی کو (اکثر جھوٹے یا مبالغہ آمیز) وعدوں یا قائل کے ذریعے کچھ کرنے پر اکسائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诱惑

通过（通常是虚假或夸大的）承诺或说服促使某人做某事

🇯🇵Japanese

誘惑する

（多くの場合虚偽または誇張された）約束や説得を通じて誰かに何かをさせるよう挑発する

🇰🇷Korean

꾀다

(종종 거짓이거나 과장된) 약속이나 설득을 통해 누군가가 어떤 일을 하도록 자극하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lôi kéo

khiêu khích ai đó làm điều gì đó thông qua lời hứa hoặc thuyết phục (thường là sai hoặc phóng đại)

🇹🇭Thai

ดึงดูด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menarik

memprovokasi seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu melalui janji atau bujukan (sering kali palsu atau berlebihan).

🇵🇭Filipino

akitin

pukawin ang isang tao na gumawa ng isang bagay sa pamamagitan ng (kadalasang mali o pinalabis) na mga pangako o panghihikayat

🇲🇾Malay

memikat

memprovokasi seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu melalui (selalunya palsu atau berlebihan) janji atau pujukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إغراء

استفزاز شخص ما للقيام بشيء ما من خلال الوعود أو الإقناع (الكاذبة أو المبالغ فيها في كثير من الأحيان).

🇮🇷Persian

فریب دادن

کسی را از طریق وعده یا متقاعد کردن (اغلب نادرست یا اغراق آمیز) به انجام کاری تحریک کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

baştan çıkarmak

Birisini (çoğunlukla yanlış veya abartılı) vaatler veya ikna yoluyla bir şey yapmaya teşvik edin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפָתוֹת

לעורר מישהו לעשות משהו באמצעות הבטחות או שכנוע (לעיתים קרובות שקריות או מוגזמות).

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The primary meaning of 'entice' is 'provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion'.

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Using 'entice' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'entice' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'entice' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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