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
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.