to entice
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to entice into
To make or persuade someone to do something unwise, wrong, or immoral that he or she would otherwise not have agreed to.
Lass dich nicht von seinen schönen Worten zu einer unüberlegten Entscheidung verleiten.
Don't let his pretty words entice you into making a rash decision.
The verb consists of the inseparable prefix 'ver-' and the verb 'leiten' (to lead). 'Verleiten' (to entice) therefore literally means to lead someone in the wrong direction or onto the wrong path.
Die Werbung verleitet Menschen oft zu unnötigen Käufen.
Advertising often entices people into making unnecessary purchases.
The structure is fixed: you entice 'jemanden' (someone, accusative) 'zu etwas' (into/to something, dative). The person being enticed is always in the accusative.
Er hat mich zu einem Stück Kuchen verleitet, obwohl ich auf Diät bin.
He enticed me into having a piece of cake, even though I'm on a diet.
The reflexive form 'sich verleiten lassen' (to let oneself be enticed) is used very frequently. It expresses that you gave in to pressure or temptation.
Ich habe mich von dem günstigen Preis zum Kauf verleiten lassen.
I let myself be enticed into buying it by the low price.
to persuade
Both words mean that someone carries out an action they initially did not want to take. überreden is generally neutral and can involve arguments or requests; verleiten points to an unwise, wrong, or immoral action. When the action is viewed negatively, verleiten is therefore the better choice.
Die Freunde verleiteten ihn dazu, bei der Prüfung zu schummeln.
His friends enticed him into cheating on the exam.
Mit guten Argumenten konnte ich meine Schwester überreden, den Kurs zu besuchen.
I was able to persuade my sister to take the course with good arguments.
