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What is the difference between entice and lure and tempt ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between entice and lure and tempt ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Basically they all have the same meaning but I would say "entice" is mostly a positive word while "lure" and "tempt" are more negative.
She enticed me to go on a date with her.
The hunters lured a bear in before killing him.
Satan tempted Eve to eat the apple.
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Entice: attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.
Example: the gameshow enticed the audience with the $100000 prize.
Lure: something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something.
Example: the girl was lured into the van, but she got away.
Tempt: have an urge to do something.
Example: I was tempted to skip class this afternoon, but I didn't.
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Basically they all have the same meaning but I would say "entice" is mostly a positive word while "lure" and "tempt" are more negative.
She enticed me to go on a date with her.
The hunters lured a bear in before killing him.
Satan tempted Eve to eat the apple.
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