To invite, entice, or allure someone to do something; to attract or draw toward (archaic usage).
From Latin 'allectus,' past participle of 'allicere' (to entice to), combining 'ad-' (toward) and 'lacere' (to entice). Used in English from the 1400s-1600s.
This beautiful old word means to tempt or entice—it's the ancestor of our modern word 'allure,' but sounds even more magical and mysterious!
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