Meaning of TEMPT
| Pronunciation: | | tempt
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | allure, charm, entice, influence, invite, lure |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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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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