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lure

UK/lʊə/ US/lɔː/ fairly common
verb (1) noun (3)

verb

1.

provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

  • “He lured me into temptation”
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noun

1.

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

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2.

anything that serves as an enticement

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3.

something used to lure victims into danger

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Origin

From Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish *lōþr, from Proto-Germanic *lōþr-, perhaps ultimately related to *laþō (“invitation, calling”), or from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to hide”). Compare English allure, also from Old French. Probably related to German Luder (“bait”).

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  • spoon lure

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