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- [loo r]
- /lʊər/
- /ljʊər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loo r]
- /lʊər/
Definitions of lured word
- noun lured anything that attracts, entices, or allures. 1
- noun lured the power of attracting or enticing. 1
- noun lured a decoy; live or especially artificial bait used in fishing or trapping. 1
- noun lured Falconry. a feathered decoy for attracting a hawk, swung at the end of a long line and sometimes baited with raw meat. 1
- noun lured 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 lured to attract, entice, or tempt; allure. 1
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Origin of lured
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 Lured
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lured 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
lured usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lured
adjective lured
- charmed — A charmed place, time, or situation is one that is very beautiful or pleasant, and seems slightly separate from the real world or real life.
- urged — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
- deceived — (of a person) Cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.
- persuaded — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- induced — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
Antonyms for lured
verb lured
- deterred — to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- disenchanted — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- disgusted — to cause loathing or nausea in.
- dissuaded — Simple past tense and past participle of dissuade.
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