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Word entry · 6 letters

allure

Best crossword clue

"Tempting appeal or charm"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /əˈlʊɚ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aellruStarts with AEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2L3L4U5R6E

Definitions

  1. dispose or incline or entice to

Word origin

From Middle English aluren, from Old French aleurer, alurer, from a (“to, towards”) (Latin ad) + leurre (“lure”). By surface analysis, al- + lure.

Used in a sentence

  • [They retained] their ſweet skill in wonted melody; / Which euer after they abuſd to ill, / T’allure weake trueillers, whom gotten they did kill.
  • Injustice doth allure them; as the honour of their vertuous actions enticeth the good.
  • A tender voice his wondring ear allur'd.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Tempting appeal or charm6 letters
02Attractive charm6 letters

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