Loading..

Loading...

American Dictionary of the English Language

Dictionary Search

Entice


ENTI'CE, verb transitive [Latin titio, a firebrand.]

1. To incite or instigate, by exciting hope or desire; usually in a bad sense; as, to entice one to evil. Hence, to seduce; to lead astray; to induce to sin, by promises or persuasions.

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. Proverbs 1:10.

2. To tempt; to incite; to urge or lead astray.

Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed. James 1:14.

3. To incite; to allure; in a good sense.