Bait and Seduce

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Bait verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.

Usage example: the investment scheme cunningly baits the greedy and the unscrupulous

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Seduce is a synonym for bait in lure topic. In some cases you can use "Seduce" instead a verb "Bait", when it comes to topics like entice.

Nearby Words: baited, baiting, baiter, baity

Seduce verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.

Usage example: I wasn't going to buy the car, but was seduced by the low-interest payment plan

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Bait is a synonym for seduce in lure topic. You can use "Bait" instead a verb "Seduce", if it concerns topics such as tempt.

Nearby Words: seductive, seduction, seducer, seducing

character	bait character	seduce character
men	bait men	seduce men
mother	bait mother	seduce mother
harry	bait harry	seduce harry
Other words: target, protagonist, opponents, enemies.

The Enchantress shows up and tries to seduce Cho, but he's onto her and refuses to take the bait.

Source: Comicbook / Totally Awesome Hulk
Double subverted in that the Dark Army was just bait and a way for Ravenna to gain access to the king to seduce him, with her real human army easily taking over the castle, and in the climax the Dark Army returns in a more primitive form and slaughtering the rebel forces with ease.

Source: Film / Snow White and the Huntsman

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