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allure

al·lure

UK/əˈlʊə/ US/əˈlʊɚ/ uncommon dated
noun (1) verb (1)

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verb

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dispose or incline or entice to

  • “We were tempted by the delicious-looking food”
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From Middle English aluren, from Old French aleurer, alurer, from a (“to, towards”) (Latin ad) + leurre (“lure”). By surface analysis, al- + lure.

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