Home › Words › I › illureillure/ɪˈlʊə(ɹ)/illure means to deceive; to entice; to lure.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, illure ranks #23,630 of 42,749 for Qualifying.illure is pronounced /ɪˈlʊə(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom il- + lure.verbTo deceive; to entice; to lure.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.lirt 73% match — To deceive; beguile. vs illure →luringly 71% match — So as to lure or tempt; enticingly. vs illure →illude 71% match — To give a false impression to. vs illure →lure 71% match — Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure. vs illure →luring 70% match — allurement vs illure →lurement 69% match — Synonym of allurement (“enticement”). vs illure →entice 68% match — To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. vs illure →bewile 68% match — To delude; deceive; beguile. vs illure →