Definition of Tempt
Tempt
tempt
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to try to convince someone to do something wrong by promising them something that they find attractive;
e.g. The salesman tried tempt her to buy a fancier car than the one she was considering.
(verb)
broadly, to give someone an urge to do something, or to make them do something, often by presenting them with something attractive;
e.g. The cookies cooling on the counter tempt me to try one.
(verb)
to provoke someone/something or risk some danger, especially that from an abstract force like fate or a deity;
e.g. They were warned not to tempt the angry god by speaking ill of him.
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