Transcription
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- [loo r]
- /lʊər/
- /ljʊər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loo r]
- /lʊər/
Definitions of lure word
- noun lure anything that attracts, entices, or allures. 1
- noun lure the power of attracting or enticing. 1
- noun lure a decoy; live or especially artificial bait used in fishing or trapping. 1
- noun lure Falconry. a feathered decoy for attracting a hawk, swung at the end of a long line and sometimes baited with raw meat. 1
- noun lure a flap or tassel dangling from the dorsal fin of pediculate fishes, as the angler, that attracts prey to the mouth region. 1
- verb with object lure to attract, entice, or tempt; allure. 1
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Origin of lure
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French luere (French leurre) < Frankish *lothr-, cognate with Middle High German luoder, German Luder bait
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Parts of speech for Lure
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lure popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lure usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lure
verb lure
- bait — Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals.
- inveigle — to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- beguile — If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- allure — to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
noun lure
- enticement — Something used to attract or to tempt someone; a lure.
- temptation — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
- appeal — If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.
- attraction — An attraction is a feature which makes something interesting or desirable.
- allurement — fascination; charm.
Antonyms for lure
verb lure
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- release — to lease again.
- disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
- deter — To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
noun lure
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
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