illure

English

Etymology

From il- +‎ lure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈlʊə(ɹ)/

Verb

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

1. (obsolete, transitive) To deceive; to entice; to lure.
   • 1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Roger Daniel for John Williams, […], →OCLC:

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