entice

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  1. transitive verb To attract by arousing hope or desire; lure: The promise of higher pay enticed me into the new job. See Synonyms at lure.

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entice:   enticed ·  enticing
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  1. Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier, to instigate, possibly from Vulgar Latin *intītiāre, to set afire : Latin in-, in; see en-1 + Latin tītiō, firebrand.

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  1. Formerly also entise, intice, intise; from Middle English enticen, entisen, from Old French enticer, enticher, excite, entice; origin unknown.
 

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