Tempt

Verb

 * 1)  To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
 * She tempted me to eat the apple.
 * 1)  To attract; to allure.
 * Its glossy skin tempted me.
 * 1)  To provoke something; to court.
 * It would be tempting fate.

Thesaurus
allure, appeal, attract, bait, be attractive, becharm, beckon, bewitch, bring, cajole, captivate, carry, carry away, charm, coax, court, dare, decide, decoy, determine, dispose, draw in, draw on, enamor, endear, engage, enlist, enrapture, entice, entrap, fascinate, fetch, get to do, hold in thrall, incline, induce, infatuate, inflame with love, influence, interest, interest in, inveigle, invite, lead, lead on, lure, move, persuade, procure, prompt, provoke, rouse, seduce, solicit, summon, sway, tantalize, tease, tickle, titillate, train, vamp, whet the appetite, woo

Pronunciation




Etymology
From tempter: (French: tenter) <  temptare:, more correctly tentare:, frequentative of tenere:.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: in Versuchung führen
 * Norwegian: friste


 * Polish:
 * Romanian: tenta
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish: tentar
 * Telugu: ప్రేరేపించు


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: locken
 * Hungarian: csábít


 * Italian: tentare
 * Norwegian: friste
 * Romanian: ispiti
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Telugu: ఎర వేయు


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:


 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Telugu: రెచ్చగొట్టు

Derived terms

 * temptation
 * tempter
 * temptress
 * tempt fate
 * tempt providence