tempt

Verbs

  • (v) dispose or incline or entice to
    • We were tempted by the delicious-looking food
    allure,
  • (v) provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
    • He lured me into temptation
    entice, lure,
  • (v) give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
    • the window displays tempted the shoppers
    invite,
  • (v) induce into action by using one's charm
    • She charmed him into giving her all his money
    influence, charm,
  • (v) try to seduce
  • (v) try presumptuously
    • St. Anthony was tempted in the desert

Synonyms

allure entice lure invite influence charm

Words of close approximity

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temptable temptation tempter tempting temptingly temptingness temptress