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List of meaning for tempt

to lure or influence someone or something with a thing they want but know they shouldn’t have

tempt, allure(verb)

dispose or incline or entice to

"We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

entice, lure, tempt(verb)

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

"He lured me into temptation"

tempt, invite(verb)

give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

"the window displays tempted the shoppers"

charm, influence, tempt(verb)

induce into action by using one's charm

"She charmed him into giving her all his money"

tempt(verb)

try to seduce

tempt(verb)

try presumptuously

"St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage

that chocolate dessert sure tempts me, but I should stick with my diet

to take a chance on

refusing to lay in enough food for the long winter tempts the dangers of starvation

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