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  1. tempt:


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Detailed Synonyms for tempt in English

tempt:

to tempt verbe (tempts, tempted, tempting)

  1. to tempt
    to seduce; to tempt; to allure
    • seduce verbe (seduces, seduced, seducing)
    • tempt verbe (tempts, tempted, tempting)
    • allure verbe (allures, allured, alluring)
  2. to tempt
    to attract; to seduce; to tempt; to entice; to allure; to invite
    • attract verbe (attracts, attracted, attracting)
    • seduce verbe (seduces, seduced, seducing)
    • tempt verbe (tempts, tempted, tempting)
    • entice verbe (entices, enticed, enticing)
    • allure verbe (allures, allured, alluring)
    • invite verbe (invites, invited, inviting)
  3. to tempt
    to tempt
    • tempt verbe (tempts, tempted, tempting)
  4. to tempt
    – induce into action by using one's charm 1
    to influence; to charm; to tempt
    – induce into action by using one's charm 1
    • influence verbe (influences, influenced, influencing)
    • charm verbe (charms, charmed, charming)
      • She charmed him into giving her all his money1
    • tempt verbe (tempts, tempted, tempting)
  5. to tempt
    – provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion 1
    to lure; to entice; to tempt
    – provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion 1
    • lure verbe (lures, lured, luring)
      • He lured me into temptation1
    • entice verbe (entices, enticed, enticing)
    • tempt verbe (tempts, tempted, tempting)
      • He lured me into temptation1
  6. to tempt
    – try presumptuously 1
    to tempt
    – try presumptuously 1
    • tempt verbe (tempts, tempted, tempting)
      • St. Anthony was tempted in the desert1
  7. to tempt
    – dispose or incline or entice to 1
    to tempt; to allure
    – dispose or incline or entice to 1
    • tempt verbe (tempts, tempted, tempting)
      • We were tempted by the delicious-looking food1
    • allure verbe (allures, allured, alluring)
  8. to tempt
    – give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting 1
    to tempt; to invite
    – give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting 1
    • tempt verbe (tempts, tempted, tempting)
      • the window displays tempted the shoppers1
    • invite verbe (invites, invited, inviting)
  9. to tempt
    – try to seduce 1
    to tempt
    – try to seduce 1
    • tempt verbe (tempts, tempted, tempting)

Conjugations for tempt:

present
  1. tempt
  2. tempt
  3. tempts
  4. tempt
  5. tempt
  6. tempt
simple past
  1. tempted
  2. tempted
  3. tempted
  4. tempted
  5. tempted
  6. tempted
present perfect
  1. have tempted
  2. have tempted
  3. has tempted
  4. have tempted
  5. have tempted
  6. have tempted
past continuous
  1. was tempting
  2. were tempting
  3. was tempting
  4. were tempting
  5. were tempting
  6. were tempting
future
  1. shall tempt
  2. will tempt
  3. will tempt
  4. shall tempt
  5. will tempt
  6. will tempt
continuous present
  1. am tempting
  2. are tempting
  3. is tempting
  4. are tempting
  5. are tempting
  6. are tempting
subjunctive
  1. be tempted
  2. be tempted
  3. be tempted
  4. be tempted
  5. be tempted
  6. be tempted
diverse
  1. tempt!
  2. let's tempt!
  3. tempted
  4. tempting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "tempt":

  1. induce into action by using one's charm1
  2. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion1
    • He lured me into temptation1
  3. try presumptuously1
    • St. Anthony was tempted in the desert1
  4. dispose or incline or entice to1
    • We were tempted by the delicious-looking food1
  5. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting1
    • the window displays tempted the shoppers1
  6. try to seduce1

Related Synonyms for tempt