Difference between hope and entice
Definitions
noun
- United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
Examples
It would almost be better to have no backbench bills at all than the current system, which offers a false glimmer of hope.
He hoped the roots would harbor the fungi and spread them throughout the compost, but the fungi didn't spread well enough.
Hopefully, North Norfolk will soon shake off this surreal obsession with the Lib Dems and embrace their NE Cambs neighbour's decent Tory stance.
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verb
- provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
Examples
He founded his own business in the mid 1970s, and by 2004, at least fifteen master artists currently heading their own studios had apprenticed under him.
The Germans also launched a maladroit effort to entice Mexico into the war, exposed by the Zimmermann telegraph affair.
Wizard Apprentice Nicodemus had thought to be the prophesied Halcyon, but is afflicted with cacography, which stuns his growth as a magician.
