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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attract, enchant |
| Synonyms: | allure, beguile, bewitch, charm, dazzle, delight, draw, enamour, enrapture, enslave, ensnare, entertain, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, gratify, grip, hold, hook, hypnotize, infatuate, intrigue, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mesmerize, please, rope in, seduce, spellbind, sweep off one's feet, take, turn one on, vamp, wile, win |
| Antonyms: | disgust, disillusion, offend, repel, repulse |
| Main Entry: | charm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enchant |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, delight, draw, enamor, enrapture, ensorcell, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, grab, hex, hypnotize, inveigle, kill*, knock dead, knock out, magnetize, mesmerize, please, possess, put under a spell, send*, slay, spell*, sweep off feet, take*, tickle, tickle pink, transport, turn on, vamp, voodoo, wile, win, win over, wow* |
| Antonyms: | displease, irritate, offend, repel, repulse, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | coax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | persuade |
| Synonyms: | allure, argue into, arm-twist, barter, beguile, blandish, blarney, butter up, cajole, come on, con, decoy, entice, flatter, get, hook, importune, induce, influence, inveigle, jawbone, lure, pester, plague, press, prevail upon, rope in, soft-soap, soothe, sweet-talk, talk into, tease, tempt, urge, wangle, wheedle, work on, worm |
| Antonyms: | allow, not care |
| Main Entry: | court |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fawn over, pay attention to |
| Synonyms: | allure, ask in marriage, attract, beseech, bid, bootlick, captivate, charm, chase, cultivate, curry favor, date, entice, entreat, flatter, follow, gallant, go out with, go steady, go together, go with, grovel, importune, invite, keep company with, make love to, make overture, make time with, pander to, pay addresses to, pay court to, please, pop the question, praise, propose, pursue, run after, seek, seek the hand of, serenade, set one's cap, solicit, spark, spoon, sue, sweetheart, take out, woo |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | decoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bait, entrap |
| Synonyms: | allure, come on, con, deceive, delude, egg one on, ensnare, ensorcell, entice, fascinate, inveigle, lead on, lead up garden path, lure, mislead, mousetrap, rope in, seduce, shill, steer, suck in, tempt, toll, tout, trap, wile |
| Main Entry: | delight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make happy; experience happiness |
| Synonyms: | allure, amuse, arride, attract, be the ticket, charm, cheer, content, delectate, divert, enchant, enrapture, entertain, exult, fascinate, freak out, gladden, glory, go over big, gratify, groove*, hit the spot, jubilate, knock dead, knock out, please, pleasure, ravish, rejoice, satisfy, score, send, slay, thrill, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, wow |
| Antonyms: | depress, disappoint, dismay, distress, pain, trouble |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disarm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | persuade |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, coax, convince, enchant, fascinate, seduce, set at ease, unarm, urge, win over |
| Main Entry: | enchant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight, mesmerize |
| Synonyms: | allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, carry away, cast a spell on, charm, delectate, draw, enamor, enrapture, ensorcell, enthrall, entice, entrance, fascinate, grab, gratify, hex, hypnotize, kill*, knock dead, magnetize, make a hit with, make happy, please, send*, slay, spell, spellbind, sweep off feet, take, thrill, turn on, voodoo, wile, wow* |
| Antonyms: | bother, disenchant, disgust, repel, repulse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | engage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | occupy oneself; engross |
| Synonyms: | absorb, allure, arrest, bewitch, busy, captivate, catch, charm, draw, embark on, employ, enamor, enchant, enter into, enthrall, fascinate, give a try, give a whirl, go for broke, go in for, go out for, grip*, have a fling at, have a go at, have a shot at, imbue, immerse, interest, involve, join, keep busy, monopolize, partake, participate, pitch in, practice, preengage, preoccupy, set about, soak, tackle*, take part, tie up, try on for size, undertake |
| Antonyms: | decline, refuse, reject, shun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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