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Meaning of tempt

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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