Lure and Release

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Lure

Lure verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.
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Synonyms for Lure
Antonyms for Lure
Release is an antonym for lure in attract topic.
Nearby Words: lured, luring

Release

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
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Synonyms for Release
Antonyms for Release
Lure is an antonym for release.
Nearby Words: released, releasing
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How words are described

special special lure special release
similar similar lure similar release
initial initial lure initial release
single single lure single release
Other adjectives: general.

Common collocations

people lure people release people
beast lure beast release beast
monster lure monster release monster
jack lure jack release jack
Other words: enemies, monsters.

Both words in one sentence

  • Tortured Monster To this end he shaped his prison into a deadly labyrinth that only a great warrior could traverse, and began to lure passers-by into it in the hope that one of them would release him.
    Source: Tortured Monster
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