illure

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/ɪˈlʊə(ɹ)/

verb

To deceive; to entice; to lure.

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Meanings

verbillure (third-person singular simple present illures, present participle illuring, simple past and past participle illured)

present singular third person illures · participle present illuring · participle past illured · past illured

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo deceive; to entice; to lure.

    The devil ensnareth the souls of many men, by illuring them with the muck and dung of this world.

    1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Roger Daniel for John Williams, […], →OCLC

Origin

From il- + lure.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Lurlie
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APA

illure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illure

MLA

“illure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “illure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illure.

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