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Webster 1913 Edition
Allure
Al-lure′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Alluded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Alluring
.] To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract.
With promised joys
allured
them on. Falconer.
The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven
Allured
his eye. Milton.
Syn. – To attract; entice; tempt; decoy; seduce.
– To
Allure
, Entice
, Decoy
, Seduce
. These words agree in the idea of acting upon the mind by some strong controlling influence, and differ according to the image under which is presented. They are all used in a bad sense, except allure, which has sometimes (though rarely) a good one. We are allured by the prospect or offer (usually deceptive) of some future good. We are commonly enticed into evil by appeals to our passions. We are decoyed into danger by false appearances or representations. We are seduced when drawn aside from the path of rectitude. What allures draws by gentle means; what entices leads us by promises and persuasions; what decoys betrays us, as it were, into a snare or net; what seduces deceives us by artful appeals to the passions. Al-lure′
,Noun.
Allurement.
[R.]
Hayward.
Alˊlure′
,Noun.
[F.;
aller
to go.] Gait; bearing.
The swing, the gait, the pose, the
allure
of these men. Harper’s Mag.
Webster 1828 Edition
Allure
ALLU'RE
, v.t.To attempt to draw to; to tempt by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; as, rewards allure men to brave danger. Sometimes used in a bad sense, to allure to evil; but in this sense entice is more common. In Hosea 2:14, allure is used in its genuine sense; 2Peter 2:18, in the sense of entice.
Definition 2024
Allüre
Allüre
German
Alternative forms
- Allure
Noun
Allüre f (genitive Allüre, plural Allüren)
- (chiefly in the plural) affectation