stale

IPA(Pronunciation)

/steɪl/

Verb

obsolete rare transitive

(rare, obsolete, transitive) To serve as a decoy, to lure.

Japanese Meaning

おとりとして用い、相手をおびき寄せる

The spy tried to stale the courier into handing over the secret documents by posing as a sympathetic ally.

そのスパイは同情的な味方を装って、おとりとして使者を誘い込み、秘密文書を渡させようとした。

Sense（1）

(rare, obsolete, transitive) To serve as a decoy, to lure.

The eye...Doth serue to stale her here and there where she doth come and go.

stales

（ present singular third-person ）

staling

（ participle present ）

staled

（ participle past ）

staled

（ past ）