English → Latin
“decoy” in Latin
alliciōto entice, lure or attract; to win over; to obtain, gain, captureallectōto allure, entice, encourageilliciōto entice, seduceinēscōto allure with bait; to entice, deceiveallectātiōenticement, allureinvītāmentuminvitation; incitement, inducementincitāmentumincitement, inducement, incentiveillecebraenticement, lureidōneussuitable, proper, fit, apt, convenient; sufficientillexalluring, enticing, seductive
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
decoy
allicere; allectare; invitare et allectare, or allectare et invitare, all aliquem ad aliquid. illicere or pellicere aliquem in or ad aliquid: inescare (with a bait): to decoy in many ways, multa habere invitamenta. Vid: ALLURE.
decoy
As an act, allectatio.
As a thing, invitamentum: incitamentum: illecebrae: a decoy bird, allector: illex (Plaut., Asin., 1, 3, 68).
The place where wild ducks are decoyed, *locus anatibus capiendis factus, idoneus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for decoy?
- The usual Latin words for “decoy” are alliciō, allectō, illiciō; also inēscō, allectātiō, invītāmentum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.