entice

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier (“to stir up or excite”), from a Vulgar Latin *intitiāre (“I set on fire”), from in- +‎ titiō (“firebrand (tool)”), from Proto-Italic *tītjō (“heating”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *teih₁- (“to become hot, melt or to end”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈtaɪs/ Rhymes: -aɪs === Verb === entice (third-person singular simple present entices, present participle enticing, simple past and past participle enticed) (transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === beguile tempt seduce === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “entice”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “entice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === encite