Associations to the word «Tempt»
Noun
- Temptation
- Satan
- Appetite
- Devil
- Delicacy
- Sin
- Bait
- Lucifer
- Lure
- Serpent
- Wickedness
- Chastity
- Extravagance
- Fiend
- Lust
- Palate
- Bribe
- Fate
- Resist
- Snare
- Eve
- Abandon
- Squeeze
- Folly
- Curiosity
- Cheat
- Provocation
- Disregard
- Him
- Steal
- Idleness
- Indulgence
- Providence
- Vanity
- Inclination
- Wilderness
- Fling
- Ary
- Conscience
- Commandment
- Despair
- Prudence
- Eden
- Adversary
- Booty
- Promise
- Try
- Envy
- Peril
- Waverley
- Mockery
- Vow
- Fortune
- Plunder
- Wherefore
- Evil
- Wretch
- Scorn
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
TEMPT, verb. (transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
TEMPT, verb. (transitive) To attract; to allure.
TEMPT, verb. (transitive) To provoke something; to court.
TEMPT FATE, verb. (idiomatic) To take an extreme risk
Dictionary definition
TEMPT, verb. Dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food".
TEMPT, verb. Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation".
TEMPT, verb. Give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers".
TEMPT, verb. Induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money".
TEMPT, verb. Try to seduce.
TEMPT, verb. Try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.