Lead on
Lead on verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.
Usage example: a con man whose dupes are usually led on by their own greed and eagerness to turn an easy buck
Solicit
Solicit verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.
Usage example: how many men have been solicited into purchasing bogus aids for “male enhancement” by shameless appeals to their vanity?
Lead on and solicit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead on" instead a verb "Solicit".
Mutual synonyms
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