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verbinduce into action by using one's charmtype of:
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"He lured me into temptation"verbprovoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
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"We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"verbdispose or incline or entice to
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"the window displays tempted the shoppers"verbgive rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
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"St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"verbtry presumptuouslytype of:
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verbtry to seduce
Definition that contains tempt
- go a usually brief attempt
- mean (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- call send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
- try make an effort or attempt
- play an attempt to get something
- run (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- cut in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- shot informal words for any attempt or effort
- shot an attempt to score in a game
- running (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team