enticement

enticement
I
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The act of attracting]
Syn. allurement, temptation, seduction; see attraction 1 .
2. [That which attracts]
Syn. lure, bait, promise; see attraction 2 .
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The power or quality of attracting: allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery. Informal: pull. See LIKE. 2. Something that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or reward: allurement, bait, come-on, inducement, inveiglement, invitation, lure, seduction, temptation. See LIKE.

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  • enticement — index bribery, cause (reason), decoy, draw (attraction), hush money, incentive, inducement …   Law dictionary

  • enticement — c.1300, “thing which entices;” 1540s, “action of enticing;” from O.Fr. enticement, from enticier (see ENTICE (Cf. entice)) …   Etymology dictionary

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