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lure

CEFR: C1

To tempt, entice, or attract someone to a place or course of action by offering appealing incentives, rewards, or bait.

Synonyms

entice
beguile
attract

Common Collocations

lure customers
lured by money
irresistible lure

Example Sentence

Higher foreign salaries and advanced clinical training programs lure talented medical graduates away from developing nations.

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