tempt´a|ble

tempt´a|ble
tempt «tehmpt», transitive verb.
1. to make or try to make (a person) do something: »

The sight of the food tempted the hungry man to steal.

SYNONYM(S): lure, inveigle, decoy.
2. to appeal strongly to; attract: »

That candy tempts me.

SYNONYM(S): allure, entice.
3. to dispose or incline: »

to be tempted to disagree.

4. to induce or persuade: »

Nothing will tempt him to sell his business.

5. to provoke: »

It is tempting Providence to go in that old boat.

6. Archaic. to test: »

God tempted Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son.

╂[< Anglo-French tempter, learned borrowing from Latin temptāre, later tentāre to try (intensive) < tendere to stretch (oneself), strive]
–tempt´a|ble, adjective.
–tempt´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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