tempt

  • 11tempt — entice, inveigle, *lure, decoy, seduce Analogous words: allure, *attract: *invite, solicit, court, woo: *induce, persuade, prevail, get …

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  • 12tempt — [tempt] verb [T] to make you want to do or have something, especially something that is wrong or bad for you …

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  • 13tempt — [v] lure, entice allure, appeal to, attract, bait, butter up*, captivate, charm, coax, court, dare, decoy, draw, draw out, entrap, fascinate, honey*, hook*, incite, induce, influence, instigate, intrigue, inveigle, invite, lead on, make mouth… …

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  • 14Tempt|er — «TEHMP tuhr», noun. the. the Devil; Satan …

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  • 15tempt — at·tempt·a·ble; con·tempt·ibil·i·ty; con·tempt·ible; con·tempt·ible·ness; con·tempt·ibly; tempt; tempt·able; tempt·ress; at·tempt; con·tempt; tempt·ing·ly; tempt·ing·ness; un·tempt·ing·ly; …

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  • 16tempt — [[t]te̱mpt[/t]] tempts, tempting, tempted 1) VERB Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful. [V n into n/ ing] Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt… …

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  • 17tempt */*/ — UK [tempt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms tempt : present tense I/you/we/they tempt he/she/it tempts present participle tempting past tense tempted past participle tempted 1) [often passive] to make you want to do or to have something,… …

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  • 18tempt — temptable, adj. /tempt/, v.t. 1. to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral. 2. to attract, appeal strongly to, or invite: The offer tempts me. 3. to render strongly disposed to do something: The book tempted… …

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  • 19tempt — v. 1) (D; tr.) to tempt into (to tempt smb. into doing smt.) 2) (H) to tempt smb. to do smt. * * * [tempt] (H) to tempt smb. to do smt. (D;tr.) to tempt into (to temptsmb. into doing smt.) …

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  • 20tempt — [[t]tɛmpt[/t]] v. t. 1) to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral 2) to attract, appeal strongly to, or invite: The offer tempts me[/ex] 3) to put to the test in a venturesome way; provoke: to tempt one s… …

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