1
[ verb ] provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

Synonyms

tempt entice

Examples

"He lured me into temptation"

Used in print

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

Rather , it is typical of the thousands of quacks who use phony therapeutic devices to fatten themselves on the miseries of hundreds of thousands of Americans by robbing them of millions of dollars and luring them away from legitimate , ethical medical treatment of serious diseases .

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

The great ultimate ends of religion have served as magnificent beacon_lights that lured people toward them with an almost irresistible force , mobilizing energies and inducing sacrifices ; for_example , the Crusades , mission efforts , just wars .

2
[ noun ] qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

Synonyms

come-on enticement

Used in print

(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)

At this date , it seems probable that the name of Serge_Prokofieff will appear in the archives of History , as an effective Traditionalist , who was fully aware of the lure and danger of experimentation , and used it as it served his purpose ; yet was never caught_up in it - never a slave to its academic dialectics .

Related terms

attraction entice

3
[ noun ] anything that serves as an enticement

Related terms

temptation sweeten addict bait

4
[ noun ] something used to lure victims into danger

Synonyms

decoy bait

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