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to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting: She was lured into the job by the offer of a high salary. He had lured his victim to a deserted house. Supermarket chains try to lure customers with price discounts. Synonyms. attract. entice. tempt. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
1. : to recall or exercise (a hawk) by means of a lure. 2. : to draw with a hint of pleasure or gain : attract actively and strongly. Synonyms.
to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting: She was lured into the job by the offer of a high salary. He had lured his victim to a deserted house. Supermarket chains try to lure customers with price discounts. Synonyms. attract. entice. tempt. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
Definitions of lure. verb. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion. “He lured me into temptation” synonyms: entice, tempt. see more. noun. anything that serves as an enticement. synonyms: bait, come-on, hook, sweetener. see more. noun.
1. a. Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward: the lure of the open road. b. An attraction or appeal: Living on the ocean has a lure for many retirees. 2. A decoy used in catching animals, especially an artificial bait used in catching fish. 3.
lure in American English. (lʊr ) noun. 1. a device consisting of a bunch of feathers on the end of a long cord, often baited with food: it is used in falconry to recall the hawk. 2. a. the power of attracting, tempting, or enticing. the lure of the stage.
lure. lure somebody (+ adv./prep.) to persuade or trick somebody to go somewhere or to do something by promising them a reward synonym entice. The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. Young people are lured to the city by the prospect of a job and money.
, lured, lur·ing. to attract, entice, or tempt; allure. Synonyms: seduce. Antonyms: repel. to draw or recall (especially a falcon), as by a lure or decoy. lure. / lʊə / verb. sometimes foll byaway or into to tempt or attract by the promise of some type of reward. falconry to entice (a hawk or falcon) from the air to the falconer by a lure. noun.
verb. Simple past tense and past participle of lure. Wiktionary. Synonyms: allured. inveigled. seduced. enticed. tempted. appealed. attracted. drawn. magnetized. taken. pulled. baited. cajoled. camouflaged. captivated. Antonyms: deterred. repulsed. disenchanted. dissuaded. antagonized. disgusted. Lured Sentence Examples.
"lured" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when talking about someone who was drawn or tempted into a particular situation or activity by something that was attractive or exciting. For example, "She was lured by the prospect of a new job.".
