entice: v. tr. (word from the popular Latin °allecticare, classic allectare).
The verb “to entice” has several meanings:
1. “To entice” is to attract by flattering the senses, by the promise of some pleasure (to bait).
– Quote from the French poet Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695):
" Master Crow, perched on a tree,
Holding in its beak a cheese.
Maître Renard, by the tempted smell,
Roughly held this language:
And good morning, Mr. Raven.
How pretty you are! ...
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