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1. Dispose, incline or entice to
   "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food";
   - allure
    
2. Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
   "He tempted me into temptation";
   - entice, lure
    
3. Give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
   "the window displays tempted the shoppers";
   - invite
    
4. Induce into action by using one's charm
   "She tempted him into giving her all his money";
   - charm, influence
    
5. Try to seduce
    
6. Try presumptuously
   "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"

Derived forms: tempted, tempts, tempting

Type of: arouse, bid, excite, invite, persuade, provoke, sex, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, turn on

Encyclopedia: Tempt