tempt
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tempt
- /tɛm(p)t/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛmpt, -ɛmt
Where it comes from
From Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter (French: tenter), from Latin temptare, from tentare (“to handle, touch, try, test, tempt”), frequentative of tendere (“to stretch”). Displaced native English costning (“temptation”).
verb tempts · tempting · tempted
- To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice. She tempted me to eat the apple.
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To attract; to allure.
Its glossy skin tempted me.
Similar: beguile, entrance, allure, arrest, attract, becharm, bewitch, beckon, captivate, charm, court, delight
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To provoke something; to court.
It would be tempting fate.
Similar: foment, urge, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about, cheer, draw
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: entice, lure, allure, charm, influence, invite, attract, seduce, glamour, fancy, encourage, induce, try, tease, attempt, seek
Translations
Every language
verb to provoke
| Русский | провоци́ровать provocírovatʹ, спровоци́ровать sprovocírovatʹ |
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verb to provoke someone to do wrong
| Español | tentar, acodiciar, acudiciar |
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| 日本語 | 誘惑する yūwaku-suru |
| Português | tentar |
| Français | tenter |
| Deutsch | in Versuchung führen, versuchen |
| Italiano | tentare |
| Română | tenta |
| Русский | склоня́ть sklonjátʹ, склони́ть sklonítʹ, увещева́ть uveščevátʹ, подбива́ть podbivátʹ, подби́ть podbítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | xui, xúi, xúi giục |
| العربية | أَغْوَى ʔaḡwā, أَغْرَى ʔaḡrā |
| עברית | פיתה pitá, גירה gerá |
verb to attract, allure
| Español | tentar, acodiciar, acudiciar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 吸引 xīyǐn, 誘惑 /诱惑 yòuhuò |
| Português | tentar |
| Français | attirer |
| Deutsch | locken |
| Italiano | tentare |
| Română | ispiti |
| Русский | соблазня́ть soblaznjátʹ, соблазни́ть soblaznítʹ, искуша́ть iskušátʹ, искуси́ть iskusítʹ, прельща́ть prelʹščátʹ, прельсти́ть prelʹstítʹ |
| العربية | أَغْرَى ʔaḡrā |
Talk about this word "tempt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tempt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tempt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tempt "tempt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tempt.Cite this
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title = {tempt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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