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What is the difference between entice and tempt and lure ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between entice and tempt and lure ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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There isn't much difference, these words are synonyms of each other.
But you could also use "entice" and "tempt" sexually.
Often, the word "lure" comes up in activities such as fishing and hunting.
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