adescare.
to bait (fish, birds)
Meaning & usage
to bait (fish, birds)
to lure, to entice
to hook, to solicit (a john) (in reference to prostitution)
to attract (insects) (of a flower, etc.)
to prime (a pump)
to strike (an electric arc)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin adēscāre (“to feed, fatten”), from ad + ēsca (“food”).
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