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past participle of lure.
past tense form of lure.

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charmed adj.
deceived adj.
induced adj.
interested adj.
persuaded adj.
urged adj.

ADJECTIVE

charmed

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captivated delighted mesmerized

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attracted bedazzled beguiled bewitched enraptured enticed entranced fascinated hypnotized pleased possessed protected soothed spellbound tempted

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moonstruck under a spell won over

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disenchanted disinterested

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deceived

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baited bamboozled betrayed conned culled duped fooled gulled had hoaxed hoodwinked played snared taken trapped victimized

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informed trusted

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induced

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cajoled convinced

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interested

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absorbed attentive engrossed excited implicated involved keen obsessed responsive sympathetic

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affected attracted awakened biased caught drawn enticed fascinated fired gone hooked impressed inspired inspirited moved occupied open predisposed prejudiced roused sold stimulated stirred struck taken touched

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eat, sleep, and breathe intent into on the case partial partisan

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bored disinterested ignorant inattentive indifferent uncaring unconcerned unenthusiastic uninterested

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OK fair impartial unbiased unmoved

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apathetic incurious

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persuaded

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allured impelled influenced inveigled led motivated seduced wheedled

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attracted to won over

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urged

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adjured advised allured asked begged charged coaxed coerced commanded desired exhorted forced implored influenced motivated moved prompted requested solicited wheedled

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condemned opposed prohibited

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JetZero has also lured the backing of about 20 airlines including Delta Air Lines, Alaska and United, which has a conditional order for 200 of the Z4.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Jasmine Karipayeva, 27 from Kazakhstan, decided to have blepharoplasty -- surgery to remove skin from the eyelids -- after "coming across a video on TikTok", lured by low prices and pictures of professional-looking surgery.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Then Orchid moved to town, lured by a sprawling ranch for her four horses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

Charles and Caroline mourn their part in that displacement; they set out for Kansas with the best of intentions, lured by false advertisements of “free” land that never was.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

Though he was supposed to be living in hiding in New England, Rudolf Abel’s bumbling agent Reino Hayhanen was lured by the promise of $2,000 to appear on David Brinkley’s Journal, a television news show.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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