See Also: entice(medicine)
entice(dictionary)
entice(dictionary)

entice (iou)



entice verb trans. Also intice. ME.
[Old French enticier prob. from Proto-Romance (lit. 'set on fire'), from Latin IN-2 + alt. of titio firebrand.]
Incite (to a course of action); provoke (to anger etc.). ME-E17.
Persuade or attract by the offer of pleasure or advantage. (Foll. by from, to a place, course of action, etc.) ME.
Evelyn Beer mingled with Honey, to entice the Wasps. W. Black My Lady strove to entice him into the general talk. H. James The English..want to entice us away from our native land.
enticer noun LME.
enticingly adverb in an enticing manner E17.