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al·lure
(ə-lo͝or′)v. al·lured, al·lur·ing, al·lures
v.tr.
To attract with something desirable; entice: Promises of quick profits allure the unwary investor.
v.intr.
To be highly, often subtly attractive: charms that still allure.
n.
The power to attract; enticement.
[Middle English aluren, from Old French alurer : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + loirre, bait (of Germanic origin).]
al·lure′ment n.
al·lur′er n.
al·lur′ing·ly adv.
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allure
(əˈljʊə; əˈlʊə)vb
(tr) to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
n
attractiveness; appeal: the cottage's allure was its isolation.
[C15: from Old French alurer, from lure bait, lure]
alˈlurement n
alˈlurer n
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al•lure
(əˈlʊər)v. -lured, -lur•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.
2. to fascinate; charm.
v.i. 3. to be attractive or tempting.
n. 4. fascination; charm; appeal.
al•lure′ment, n.
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allure
Past participle: allured
Gerund: alluring
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| Noun | 1. |  allure - the power to entice or attract through personal charmattractiveness, attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" invitation - a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble" |
| Verb | 1. |  allure - dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" |
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allure
noun
1. attractiveness, appeal, charm, attraction, lure, temptation, glamour, persuasion, enchantment, enticement, seductiveness It's a game that has really lost its allure.
verb
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allure
verb1. To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action:
Informal: pull.
The power or quality of attracting:
allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery.
Informal: pull.
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allure
[əˈlʊər] n (= attraction) [place] → attrait m; [event] → attrait m; [person] → charme msexual allure → pouvoir m de séduction
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