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Word: Entice
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘incite, provoke’; formerly also as intice): from Old French enticier, probably from a base meaning ‘set on fire’, based on an alteration of Latin titio ‘firebrand’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈtʌɪs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛnˈtʌɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage
Short Definition:attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage
Examples:- a show which should entice a new audience into the theatre
- the treat is offered to entice the dog to eat
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