tempt

(Inglés)

  1. (transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
  2. (transitive) To attract; to allure.
  3. (transitive) To provoke something; to court.

Frecuencia

C2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/tɛmpt/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

From Middle English tempten, from Old French tempter (French: tenter), from Latin temptare, from tentare (“to handle, touch, try, test, tempt”), frequentative of tendere (“to stretch”). Displaced native English costning (“temptation”).

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