lure

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: enticement come-on bait hook sweetener decoy entice tempt

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of rewardSynonyms: enticement come-on
anything that serves as an enticementSynonyms: bait come-on hook sweetener
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killedSynonyms: bait decoy

Verb (1)

provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion“He lured me into temptation”Synonyms: entice tempt

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Lure \Lure\, v. i. To recall a hawk or other animal. [1913 Webster]

Lure \Lure\, n. [OF. loire, loirre, loerre, F. leurre lure, decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder, G. luder lure, carrion.]

1.A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2.Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3.(Hat Making) A velvet smoothing brush. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

Lure \Lure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lured; p. pr. & vb. n. Luring.] [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See Lure, n.] To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract. [1913 Webster]

I am not lured with love. --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]

And various science lures the learned eye. --Gay. [1913 Webster]