entice C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ɛnˈtaɪs/ UK /ɪnˈtaɪs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage Low prices were used to entice new customers into the store. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to attract or tempt by... temptlureallureattractseducebeguilecoax ↔ Opposites repeldeterdiscouragedissuaderepulse Word family Derived forms enticemententicerenticingenticingly Related forms enticemententicing Etymology AI details From Old French enticier ('to incite, provoke'), probably from Vulgar Latin *intitiare ('to set on fire'), from Latin in- + titio ('firebrand'). enticier Old French titio Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # entice **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɛnˈtaɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈtaɪs/ ## Meanings 1. to attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage ## Examples - Low prices were used to entice new customers into the store. ## Synonyms - tempt - lure - allure - attract - seduce - beguile - coax ## Antonyms - repel - deter - discourage - dissuade - repulse ## Derived Forms - enticement - enticer - enticing - enticingly ## Related Forms - enticement - enticing ## Roots and Affixes - Root: enticier - Root: titio ## Etymology From Old French enticier ('to incite, provoke'), probably from Vulgar Latin *intitiare ('to set on fire'), from Latin in- + titio ('firebrand'). ## AI Etymology Entice comes from Old French enticier ('to incite, provoke'), probably from Vulgar Latin *intitiare ('to set on fire'), from Latin in- + titio ('firebrand'). The etymological trail includes Old French enticier and Latin titio. As a verb, entice means to attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage. The same family is visible in derived forms such as enticement, enticer, enticing, and enticingly and related forms such as enticement and enticing. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown