English → Latin
“entice” in Latin
alliciōto entice, lure or attract; to win over; to obtain, gain, captureallectōto allure, entice, encourageprōlectōto allure or enticeilliciōto entice, seducepelliciōto allure, entice, inveigle; to decoy, coax, wheedle; to attract, win overinēscōto allure with bait; to entice, deceiveindūcōto lead, bring or conduct in or into somewhere; to bring forward, exhibit, represent; to bring into or before a court
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
entice
allicere: allectare: allectare et invitare: prolectare; to anything, ad aliquid (general terms): illicere, pellicere; to anything, in aliquid: illecebris trahere: inescare (to catch by a bait): inducere (to draw over to anything); by anything, aliqua re (e.g., promissis): to entice to one’s self, allicere; by anything, aliqua re. To entice the enemy out of their walls, hostem extra muros elicere; out of their marshes and woods, hostem ex paludibus silvisque elicere: to entice anybody to fight, ad pugnam or in proelium aliquem elicere (Tac.); in proelium aliquem producere (Nep.). To entice anybody to anything, inducere aliquem in aliquid; aliquem elicere in aliquid (the latter to entice out of a place): anything entices me, ducor aliqua re.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for entice?
- The usual Latin words for “entice” are alliciō, allectō, prōlectō; also illiciō, pelliciō, inēscō. 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.