charm, influence, tempt
(verb) induce into action by using one’s charm; “She charmed him into giving her all his money”
entice, lure, tempt
(verb) provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; “He lured me into temptation”
tempt
(verb) try presumptuously; “St. Anthony was tempted in the desert”
tempt, allure
(verb) dispose or incline or entice to; “We were tempted by the delicious-looking food”
tempt, invite
(verb) give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; “the window displays tempted the shoppers”
tempt
(verb) try to seduce
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tempt (third-person singular simple present tempts, present participle tempting, simple past and past participle tempted)
(transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
(transitive) To attract; to allure.
(transitive) To provoke something; to court.
• (provoke someone to do wrong): entice, fand, lure, pander, tease
• (attract; allure): beguile, entrance; see also allure
• (provoke something): foment, urge; see also incite
Source: Wiktionary
Tempt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tempted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tempting.] Etym: [OE. tempten, tenten, from OF. tempter, tenter, F. tenter, fr. L. tentare, temptare, to handle, feel, attack, to try, put to the test, urge, freq. from tendere, tentum, and tensum, to stretch. See Thin, and cf. Attempt, Tend, Taunt, Tent a pavilion, Tent to probe.]
1. To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try. God did tempt Abraham. Gen. xxii. 1. Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. Deut. vi. 16.
2. To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce. Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. James i. 14.
3. To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate. Tempt not the brave and needy to despair. Dryden. Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire. Pope.
4. To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt. Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies. Dryden.
Syn.
– To entice; allure; attract; decoy; seduce.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
