Al*lure" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Alluded (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n.
Alluring.] [OF. aleurrer, alurer, fr. a (L.
ad) + leurre lure. See Lure.] To attempt to draw;
to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or
apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to
attract.
With promised joys allured them on.
Falconer.
The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven
Allured his eye.
Milton.
Syn. -- To attract; entice; tempt; decoy; seduce. -- To
Allure, Entice, Decoy, Seduce. These words
agree in the idea of acting upon the mind by some strong controlling
influence, and differ according to the image under which is presented. They
are all used in a bad sense, except allure, which has sometimes
(though rarely) a good one. We are allured by the prospect or offer
(usually deceptive) of some future good. We are commonly enticed
into evil by appeals to our passions. We are decoyed into danger by
false appearances or representations. We are seduced when drawn
aside from the path of rectitude. What allures draws by gentle
means; what entices leads us by promises and persuasions; what
decoys betrays us, as it were, into a snare or net; what
seduces deceives us by artful appeals to the passions.
Al*lure", n. Allurement. [R.]
Hayward.
||Al`lure" (&?;), n. [F.; aller to
go.] Gait; bearing.
The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these
men.
Harper's Mag.
