inescation

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noun

The act of baiting; allurement.

OriginLatin inescatio →
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Meanings

nouninescation (usually uncountable, plural inescations)

plural inescations

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallyThe act of baiting; allurement.

    the Soul is enamour'd with these fading Beauties , and ensoared by the powerful Inescations of Sense

    1671, Henry Hallywell, A Discourse of the Excellency of Christianity

Origin

  1. Latininescatio
  2. Englishinescation

Latin inescatio.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

anticosineinsonicate
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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