en·tice / enˈtīs/ • v. [tr.] attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage: a show that should entice a new audience into the theater [tr.] the whole purpose of bribes is to entice governments to act against the public interest. DERIVATIVES: en·tice·ment n.en·tic·er n.en·tic·ing·ly adv.

entice †incite XIII; allure XIV. — OF. enticier, prob. :- Rom. *intītiāre, f. L. in EN-1 + *tītius, for L. tītiō firebrand, as if ‘set on fire’.
So enticement XIV.

ENTICE

To wrongfully solicit, persuade, procure, allure, attract, draw by blandishment, coax, or seduce. To lure, induce, tempt, incite, or persuade a person to do a thing. Enticement of a child is inviting, persuading, or attempting to persuade a child to enter any vehicle, building, room, or secluded place with intent to commit an unlawful sexual act upon or with the person of said child.