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tempt
[tempt]
verb (used with object)
to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
to attract, appeal strongly to, or invite.
The offer tempts me.
Synonyms: , , , ,to render strongly disposed to do something.
The book tempted me to read more on the subject.
to put (someone) to the test in a venturesome way; provoke.
to tempt one's fate.
Obsolete.to try or test.
tempt
/ ɛ /
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 )
Other 51Թ Forms
- temptable adjective
- pretempt verb (used with object)
- self-tempted adjective
- supertempt verb (used with object)
- untemptable adjective
- untempted adjective
- ˈٱٲ adjective
- ˈٱٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tempt1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tempt1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Baskets filled with colorful produce and fresh herbs beckon me to come closer while loaves of sourdough and artisanal cheese tempt me with their aroma.
England's leg-spinner tempted Hope into coming down the pitch, turned the ball past the off stump and Buttler whipped off the bails.
Having bowled the opening over, he struck in his second - the fourth of the West Indies chase - as a flighted delivery tempted Johnson Charles to advance and had him stumped.
Slot could be tempted to refresh his attack and both Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez have been linked with moves away.
It's tempting to think that the truly perfect example is Donald Trump, but it doesn't quite fit.
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