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1. (v.t.) tempt
to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
2. tempt
to attract, appeal strongly to, or invite:
The offer tempts me.
3. tempt
to put to the test in a venturesome way; provoke:
to tempt one's fate.
4. tempt
Obs. to try or test.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < L temptāre to probe, test, tempt)
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| Definition of 'tempt' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) tempt, allure
dispose or incline or entice to
"We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
2. (verb) entice, lure, tempt
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
"He lured me into temptation"
3. (verb) tempt, invite
give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
"the window displays tempted the shoppers"
4. (verb) charm, influence, tempt
induce into action by using one's charm
"She charmed him into giving her all his money"
5. (verb) tempt
try to seduce
6. (verb) tempt
try presumptuously
"St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"
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1. (verb) tempt
to make sb want to have or do sth
Please don't tempt me with any more of that cake.; I'm tempted to tell everyone what she said.
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| Definition of 'tempt' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) tempt
to put to trial; to prove; to test; to try
2. (verb) tempt
to lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce
3. (verb) tempt
to endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate
4. (verb) tempt
to endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt
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Sense: to (try to) persuade or attract to do something; to make (someone) want to do (something)
The sunshine tempted them (to go) out.
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 Afrikaans: in versoeking plaas, vers |
 Arabic: يُغْري، يُقْنِع، يَجْذِب |
 Bulgarian: изкушавам |
 Brazilian: tentar |
 Czech: vábit |
 German: verlocken |
 Danish: friste |
 Greek: βάζω σε πειρασμό, παρασύρ |
 Spanish: tentar |
 Estonian: ahvatlema |
 Farsi: وسوسه کردن |
 Finnish: houkutella |
 French: tenter |
 Hebrew: לְפָתוֹת |
 Hindi: लुभाना |
 Croatian: dovesti u iskušenje, mami |
 Hungarian: csábít |
 Indonesian: menggoda |
 Icelandic: freista |
 Italian: tentare |
 Japanese: ～する気にさせる |
 Korean: 유혹하다 |
 Lithuanian: gundyti, vilioti |
 Latvian: vilināt; kārdināt |
 Malay: mendorong |
 Dutch: verleiden |
 Norwegian: friste, lokke |
 Polish: kusić |
 Portuguese: tentar |
 Romanian: a tenta |
 Russian: соблазнять;прельщать |
 Slovak: vábiť, navádzať, pokúšať |
 Slovenian: mamiti |
 Serbian: izmamiti |
 Swedish: fresta, locka |
 Thai: ทำให้อยาก |
 Turkish: aklını çelmek, ayartmak, |
 Taiwanese: 誘導，誘惑 |
 Ukrainian: спокушати |
 Urdu: ترغيب دينا، اکسانا |
 Vietnamese: xúi giục |
 Chinese: 诱导，诱惑 |
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