entice

Meanings

Verb

provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

lure, tempt

Scrabble Score: 8

entice is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
entice is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
entice is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

entice is a valid Words With Friends word