About The Word Tempt
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Tempt
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What's The Definition Of Tempt?
[v] induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"
[v] provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion [v] try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert" [v] dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" [v] give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers" [v] try to seduce Synonyms | Synonyms for Tempt: allure | charm | entice | influence | invite | lure Related Terms | Find terms related to Tempt: See Also | appeal | arouse | attract | bait | bewitch | bid | call | decoy | excite | hook | invite | lead on | magnetise | magnetize | mesmerise | mesmerize | persuade | provoke | seduce | sex | shake | shake up | snare | spellbind | stimulate | stimulate | stir | stool | sway | turn on | tweedle | wind up Tempt In Webster's Dictionary \Tempt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tempted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tempting}.] [OE. tempten, tenten, from OF. tempter, tenter,
F. tenter, fr. L. tentare, temptare, to handle, feel, attack,
to try, put to the test, urge, freq. from tendere, tentum,
and tensum, to stretch. See {Thin}, and cf. {Attempt},
{Tend}, {Taunt}, {Tent} a pavilion, {Tent} to probe.]
1. To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.
God did tempt Abraham. --Gen. xxii.
1.
Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. --Deut. vi.
16.
2. To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what
is wrong; to seduce.
Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his
own lust, and enticed. --James i. 14.
3. To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite;
to provoke; to instigate.
Tempt not the brave and needy to despair. --Dryden.
Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire.
--Pope.
4. To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.
Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies.
--Dryden.
Syn: To entice; allure; attract; decoy; seduce.
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