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Entice vs. Allure — What's the Difference?

Entice vs. Allure — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Entice and Allure

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Entice

Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage
A show which should entice a new audience into the theatre
The treat is offered to entice the dog to eat

Allure

To attract with something desirable; entice
Promises of quick profits allure the unwary investor.

Entice

To attract (someone), usually to do something, by arousing hope, interest, or desire
The good review enticed me to see the movie.

Allure

To be highly, often subtly attractive
Charms that still allure.

Entice

(transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.
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Allure

The power to attract; enticement.

Entice

To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen.
Roses blushing as they blow,And enticing men to pull.
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Go, and thine erring brother gain,Entice him home to be forgiven.

Allure

The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.

Entice

Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion;
He lured me into temptation

Allure

(dated) Gait; bearing.

Allure

The walkway along the top of a castle wall, sometimes entirely covered and normally behind a parapet; the wall walk.

Allure

(transitive) To entice; to attract.

Allure

To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract.
With promised joys allured them on.
The golden sun in splendor likest HeavenAllured his eye.

Allure

Allurement.

Allure

Gait; bearing.
The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men.

Allure

The power to entice or attract through personal charm

Allure

Dispose or incline or entice to;
We were tempted by the delicious-looking food

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