entice

entice (someone or something) into (something)

1. To appeal to someone or an animal in some way, in order to convince them to do something. My parents are trying to use money to entice me into getting better grades—and it's working!
2. To appeal to someone or an animal in some way, in order to convince them to physically enter something. What can we use to entice the animals into the trap? I enticed the kids into the car with the promise of ice cream.
See also: entice

entice (someone or something) with (something)

To use something appealing to convince someone or an animal to do something. We enticed the animals with some food and got them into the trap. I enticed the kids with the promise of ice cream.
See also: entice
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

entice someone

(or an animal) into doing something to lure or cajole someone or an animal into doing something. We finally enticed him into running for office. Donna enticed the cat into coming down from the tree.

entice

someone (or an animal) into something to lure someone or an animal into something. Can I entice you into the house for some cold lemonade? We were able to entice the squirrel into the box with nuts.

entice

someone or an animal with something to lure someone or an animal with something. We tried to entice him with a description of the cake, but he was not interested in coming. If the cat won't come in, try enticing it with a bit of fish.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • entice (someone or something) into (something)
  • tempt (someone or an animal) with (something)
  • tempt with
  • bring (someone or something) into action
  • bring into action
  • push off on
  • bring (someone or something) out of (somewhere or someone)
  • bring out of
  • dangle
  • dangle before
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As a result of the Supreme Court's analysis, the many states that have these types of credits can continue to offer tax incentives to entice business to invest therein.
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Mutual funds, variable annuities and variable life are foreign territory to them, and few property/casualty insurers have been able to entice their agents into investment sales.
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The benefits are clear enough to entice more than a handful of entrepreneurs into the goat rental business.
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Llano also added that if portable showers are installed in the area, he plans to entice soldiers with scarce fruit and juice boxes.
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