tempt
Meaning
- (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.
Synonyms
captivate
conciliate
Translations
tenter
tentare
tentar
temptar
verleiden
verleiten
tentarFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɛmpt/
Etymology
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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