Definitions
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Tempt inward”6 letters
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