n.
Function: verb
to draw from a usual, desirable, or proper course or situation into one felt as unusual, undesirable, or wrong FF1C; the promise of money lured him away from his steady job FF1E;
Synonyms: allure, bait, decoy, entice, entrap, inveigle, lead on, seduce, tempt, toll, train
Related Words: bag, capture, catch, draw in, ensnare, rope, snare, suck in; attract, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate, invite; draw, draw on; blandish, cajole, wheedle
Idioms: bait the hook, give the come-on
Contrasted Words: drive (away or off), rebuff, repulse
Antonyms: repel