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- entice or attempt to entice (someone) to do or acquire something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or not beneficial:"there'll always be someone tempted by the rich pickings of poaching" · "jobs that involve entertaining may tempt you to drink more than you intend" · "don't allow impatience to tempt you into overexposure and sunburn"
- (be tempted to do something)have an urge or inclination to do something:"I was tempted to look at my watch, but didn't dare"
- attract; allure:"he was tempted out of retirement to save the team"
- archaicrisk provoking (a deity or abstract force), usually with undesirable consequences:"how is it that ye have agreed together, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord?"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French tempter ‘to test’, from Latin temptare ‘handle, test, try’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- entice or attempt to entice (someone) to do or acquire something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or not beneficial:
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- Tempt is a verb that means12:
- To entice or allure someone to do something, often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
- To attract, appeal strongly to, or invite.
- To put to the test in a venturesome way; provoke.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.1. to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral. 2. to attract, appeal strongly to, or invite: The offer tempts me. 3. to put to the test in a venturesome way; provoke: to tempt one's fate.www.thefreedictionary.com/tempttempt / tɛmpt / verb to attempt to persuade or entice to do something, esp something morally wrong or unwise to allure, invite, or attract to give rise to a desire in (someone) to do something; dispose their unfriendliness tempted me to leave the party to risk provoking (esp in the phrase tempt fate)www.dictionary.com/browse/tempt Tempt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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To tempt is to lure or entice. You might tempt your runaway dog back inside with pieces of cheese.
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