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tempt
(t/E/mpt )

verb (v)

  • dispose or incline or entice to(verb.communication)
    Example:
    We were tempted by the delicious-looking food.
    Synonym:
    allure
    source: wordnet30
  • provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion(verb.communication)
    Example:
    He lured me into temptation.
    Synonym:
    entice, lure
    source: wordnet30
  • give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    The window displays tempted the shoppers.
    Synonym:
    invite
    source: wordnet30
  • induce into action by using one's charm(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    charm, influence
    source: wordnet30
  • try to seduce(verb.emotion)
    source: wordnet30
  • try presumptuously(verb.communication)
    Example:
    St. Anthony was tempted in the desert.
    source: wordnet30
  • To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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