Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1.  to invite;  to ask (someone to do);  to call (for);  to take (someone) along
2.  to tempt;  to lure;  to entice;  to seduce
3.  to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.);  to arouse (e.g. sympathy);  to provoke
when read as "さそう"