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tempt

DEFINITIONS OF: tempt

1

v dispose or incline or entice to

“We were tempted by the delicious-looking food”
Synonyms:
allure
Type of:
bid, invite
ask someone in a friendly way to do something

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

Synonyms:
entice, lure
Types:
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hook, snare
entice and trap
seduce
lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct
call
lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
stool
lure with a stool, as of wild fowl
lead on
entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken
tweedle
entice through the use of music
decoy
lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
bait
lure, entice, or entrap with bait
Type of:
provoke, stimulate
provide the needed stimulus for

v give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

“the window displays tempted the shoppers”
Synonyms:
invite
Type of:
excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

v induce into action by using one's charm

Synonyms:
charm, influence
Types:
bewitch, magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind
attract strongly, as if with a magnet
Type of:
persuade
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

v try to seduce

Type of:
arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up
stimulate sexually

v try presumptuously

“St. Anthony was tempted in the desert”
Type of:
persuade
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
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