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tempt in WordNet English dictionary
verb- dispose or incline or entice to
"We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
tempt allure
- induce into action by using one's charm
"She charmed him into giving her all his money"
charm influence tempt
- provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
"He lured me into temptation"
entice lure tempt
- give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
"the window displays tempted the shoppers"
tempt invite
- try presumptuously
"St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"
tempt
- try to seduce
tempt
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University