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Deceive vs Lure - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between deceive and lure

is that deceive is to trick or mislead while lure is to attract by temptation etc.; to entice.

As a noun lure is

something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.

deceive

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Verb

(deceiv)
  • To trick or mislead.
  • * {{quote-news
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    Synonyms

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    lure

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
  • (Milton)
  • (fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
  • A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
  • * 1594 , , IV. i. 178:
  • My falcon now is sharp and passing empty, / And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged, / For then she never looks upon her lure .
  • A velvet smoothing brush.
  • (Knight)

    Verb

    (lur)
  • To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.
  • To recall a hawk with a lure.
  • Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

  • deceive, trick
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