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Antonyms for tempt
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : tempt |
Phonetic Transcription : tɛmpt |
Definition of tempt
Origin :- early 13c., from Old French tempter (12c.), from Latin temptare "to feel, try out, attempt to influence, test." Related: Tempted; tempting.
- verb lure, entice
- And to tempt him there was this new mystery, this knowledge that he could not miss.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- That would be to tempt God: means as well as results are his.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Magnificent was the day, indeed, and sorely did La Malne tempt us to a halt.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- It was hard to dissemble still, to tempt him to say something that would madden me!
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- And now he just peeped in, to see if he could tempt me forth to play.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The more they interest me and tempt away from work and duties.
- Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
- I am bid, it seems, to tempt her, and endeavour to stain the purity of her mind.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- There was much to tempt an ambitious prince in the state of Italy.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Complete » by Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre
- There are circumstances, you know, which tempt the best of people.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- He appears to migrate westward daily, and tempt us to follow him.
- Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
Synonyms for tempt
- allure
- appeal to
- attract
- bait
- butter up
- captivate
- charm
- coax
- court
- dare
- decoy
- draw
- draw out
- entrap
- fascinate
- honey
- hook
- incite
- induce
- influence
- instigate
- intrigue
- inveigle
- invite
- lead on
- make mouth water
- motivate
- mousetrap
- move
- oil
- persuade
- play up to
- promote
- provoke
- risk
- rouse
- seduce
- solicit
- stimulate
- tantalize
- test
- train
- try
- turn one's head
- wheedle
- whet
- woo
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