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TEMPT

Definition:

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

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Related Words:

• hook, snare
• seduce
• call
• stool
• lead on
• tweedle
• decoy
• bait
• magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind

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