| VERB | communication | tempt, allure | dispose or incline or entice to |
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| communication | tempt, entice, lure | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | |
| emotion | tempt, invite | give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting | |
| communication | tempt, charm, influence | induce into action by using one's charm | |
| emotion | tempt | try to seduce | |
| communication | tempt | try presumptuously |
| Sounds | teh'mpt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | attempt ... unkempt: 6 rhymes with ehmpt... | |
| Meaning | dispose or incline or entice to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They tempt him to write the letter | |
| Example | "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" | |
| Synonym | allure | |
| Entails | attract, appeal | Be attractive to |
| Broader | invite, bid | ask someone in a friendly way to do something |
| Spanish | atraer, cautivar, incitar, provocar, tentar | |
| Catalan | incitar, provocar, temptejar | |
| Adjectives | temptable | susceptible to temptation |
| Nouns | temptation | the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid |
| tempter | a person who tempts others | |
| Meaning | Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | |
| Example | "He lured me into temptation" | |
| Synonyms | entice, lure | |
| Narrower | bait | Lure, entice, or entrap with bait |
| call | Lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal | |
| decoy | Lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy | |
| hook, snare | entice and trap | |
| lead on | entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken / mistaken | |
| seduce | Lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct | |
| stool | Lure with a stool, as of wild fowl | |
| tweedle | entice through the use of music | |
| Broader | provoke, stimulate | Provide the needed stimulus for |
| Spanish | incitar, tentar | |
| Catalan | incitar, seduir, temptar | |
| Adjectives | temptable | susceptible to temptation |
| Nouns | temptation | the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire |
| tempter | a person who tempts others | |
| Meaning | give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "the window displays tempted the shoppers" | |
| Synonym | invite | |
| Broader | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
| Spanish | incitar, invitar, provocar, tentar | |
| Catalan | incitar, invitar, provocar, temptar, temptejar | |
| Adjectives | temptable | susceptible to temptation |
| Nouns | temptation | something that seduces or has the quality to seduce |
| tempter | a person who tempts others | |
| Meaning | induce into action by using one's charm. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | |
| Model | They tempt him to write the letter | |
| Synonyms | charm, influence | |
| Narrower | magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind | attract strongly, as if with a magnet |
| Broader | persuade | Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action |
| Spanish | incitar, influenciar, influir, tentar | |
| Catalan | incitar, influenciar, influir, temptar | |
| Adjectives | temptable | susceptible to temptation |
| Nouns | temptation | the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire |
| tempter | a person who tempts others | |
| Meaning | try to seduce. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up | stimulate sexually |
| Spanish | tentar | |
| Catalan | temptar | |
| Adjectives | temptable | susceptible to temptation |
| Nouns | tempter | a person who tempts others |
| Meaning | try presumptuously. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert" | |
| Broader | persuade | Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action |
| Spanish | tentar | |
| Adjectives | temptable | susceptible to temptation |
| Nouns | tempter | a person who tempts others |
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