mindmap root((引诱)) lure implies a drawing into danger, evil, or difficulty through attracting and deceiving: ~d naive investors with get-rich-quick schemes. entice suggests a drawing by artful or adroit means: advertising designed to ~ new customers. inveigle implies an enticing by cajoling or flattering: ~ her suitor into proposing marriage. decoy implies a luring away or into entrapment by artifice or false appearance: the female bird attempted to ~ us from her nest. tempt implies the exerting of an attraction so strong that it overcomes the restraints of conscience or better judgment: ~ed him to abandon his diet. seduce implies a leading astray by persuasion or false promises: ~d young runaways into the criminal life.