Enticement vs Bribe - What's the difference?
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The act or practice of enticing]], of [[allure, alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.
That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.
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, year=1818
, author=Mary Shelley
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, chapter=4
Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
* Hobart
That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
* Akenside
To give a to.
* F. W. Robertson
To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
As nouns the difference between enticement and bribe
is that enticement is the act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions while bribe is something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.As a verb bribe is
to give a bribe to.enticement
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of science.}}
References
* *bribe
English
Noun
(en noun)- Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe .
- Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everblooming sweets.
Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
(brib)- Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience.
- to bribe somebody's compliance