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Tempt

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Verb

1. allure, tempt

dispose or incline or entice to

Example Sentences:
'We were tempted by the delicious-looking food'

2. entice, lure, tempt

provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

Example Sentences:
'He lured me into temptation'

3. invite, tempt

give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

Example Sentences:
'the window displays tempted the shoppers'

4. charm, influence, tempt

induce into action by using one's charm

Example Sentences:
'She charmed him into giving her all his money'

5. tempt

try to seduce

6. tempt

try presumptuously

Example Sentences:
'St. Anthony was tempted in the desert'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tempt

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to attempt to persuade or entice to do something, esp something morally wrong or unwise
2. 
to allure, invite, or attract
3. 
to give rise to a desire in (someone) to do something; dispose
their unfriendliness tempted me to leave the party
4. 
to risk provoking (esp in the phrase tempt fate)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Tempt

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verb transitive
1.  Archaic
to test; try
2. 
to try to persuade; induce or entice, esp. to something immoral or sensually pleasurable
3. 
to rouse desire in; be inviting to; attract
4. 
to provoke or run the risk of provoking (fate, etc.)
5. 
to incline strongly
to be tempted to accept

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tempt

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v. tempt·ed, tempt·ing, tempts
v.tr.
1. To try to get (someone) to do wrong, especially by a promise of reward. See Synonyms at lure.
2. To be inviting or attractive to: A second helping tempted me. We refused the offer even though it tempted us.
3. To provoke or to risk provoking: Don't tempt fate.
4. To cause to be strongly disposed: He was tempted to walk out.
v.intr.
To be attractive or inviting: a meal that tempts.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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