entice
verb
[ ɪnˈtʌɪs ]
• attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
• "a show which should entice a new audience into the theatre"
Similar:
tempt,
allure,
lure,
attract,
dangle a carrot in front of,
appeal to,
invite,
persuade,
convince,
inveigle,
induce,
beguile,
cajole,
wheedle,
coax,
woo,
seduce,
lead astray,
lead on,
decoy,
sweet-talk,
smooth-talk,
tempting,
alluring,
attractive,
appealing,
fetching,
inviting,
glamorous,
captivating,
seductive,
enchanting,
beguiling,
charming,
fascinating,
intriguing,
tantalizing,
magnetic,
irresistible,
come-hither,
Origin:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘incite, provoke’; formerly also as intice ): from Old French enticier, probably from a base meaning ‘set on fire’, based on an alteration of Latin titio ‘firebrand’.
