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# entice

verb (entice, entices, enticed, enticing)

«entice» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To entice someone is to get them to come or do something by offering them something nice or tempting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entice/#m1)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales, a witch, a sea nymph or a fox tempts a person away with sweets, songs or gold

### Examples

- The fox enticed the hen with a bag of corn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entice/#x1)
- Sweets can entice children into the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entice/#x2)
- She tried to entice the cat with a saucer of milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entice/#x3)
- The singing enticed the sailors into the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entice/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

In the law it means persuading an unmarried girl to lie with a man, who must then pay a bride-price and may marry her.

**Interpretation.** The Rabbis read this as a law to protect the woman, making the man take responsibility for what he did.

### Examples

- And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife. (Torah EXO.22.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entice/#x1)
- My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. (Writings PRO.1.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entice/#x2)
- And my heart hath been secretly enticed, and my mouth hath kissed my hand; (Writings JOB.31.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entice/#x3)
- And He said: Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also; go forth, and do so. (Prophets 1KI.22.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entice/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «entice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/entice/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«entice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/entice.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «entice» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entice/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«entice» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/entice.html) on Mova free.