lure

lure
I verb adlicere, allure, attract, bait, beguile, bewitch, bribe, cajole, captivate, charm, coax, court, decoy, draw on, entice, hold out allurement, hold out temptation, induce, inlicere, inveigle, pellicere, provoke desire, seduce, tantalize, tempt II index amenity, betray (lead astray), cajole, coax, ensnare, entice, entrap, incentive, inveigle, persuade, prevail (persuade), seduction, trap

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  • lure — [lʊə, ljʊə ǁ lʊr] verb [transitive] to attract customers, workers, money etc from another company or place, especially by making a product, service, or job sound very exciting, profitable etc: • Even with Oscar nominations to lure audiences, the… …   Financial and business terms

  • lure# — lure n Lure, bait, decoy, snare, trap all denote something that leads an animal or a person into a particular place or situation from which escape is difficult. Lure suggests something that always attracts and often deceives {threw out all the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Lure — can refer to: * Lure (falconry) * Lure coursing, a sport for dogs that involves chasing a mechanically operated lure * LURE Leeds Undergraduate Research Enterprise * Fishing lure * Lure, Haute Saône, a commune of the Haute Saône département, in… …   Wikipedia

  • Lure — hat folgende Bedeutungen: ein bronzezeitliches Blasinstrument, siehe Lure (Blasinstrument) eine Stadt in Frankreich, siehe Lure (Haute Saône) ein französisches Arrondissement, siehe Arrondissement Lure ein ehemaliger Kanton in Frankreich, heute… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • lure — [loor] n. [ME < MFr leurre < OFr loirre, prob. < Frank or Goth * lōthr, akin to MDu loder, lure, OE lathian, to invite] 1. a device consisting of a bunch of feathers on the end of a long cord, often baited with food: it is used in… …   English World dictionary

  • Lure — Lure, n. [OF. loire, loirre, loerre, F. leurre lure, decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder, G. luder lure, carrion.] 1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; used by falconers in recalling hawks. Shak. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lure — Lure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Luring}.] [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See {Lure}, n.] To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lure — puede referirse a: Lure, comuna francesa de Alto Saona. Lur, también conocido como luur o lure, era el nombre que recibían dos instrumentos de viento diferentes. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Lure — Lure, v. i. To recall a hawk or other animal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Luré — País …   Wikipedia Español

  • lure — [n] bait allurement, ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe, call, camouflage, carrot*, come on*, con game*, decoy, delusion, draw, enticement, fake, gimmick, hook, illusion, incentive, inducement, inveiglement, invitation, magnet*, mousetrap*, pull,… …   New thesaurus

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