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
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.