tempt
1. dispose or incline or entice to (Freq. 4)
- We were tempted by the delicious-looking food
• Syn:
allure
• Derivationally related forms:
allurement (for: allure), allure (for: allure), temptable, temptation, tempter
• Hypernyms:
invite, bid
• Entailment:
attract, appeal
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- They tempt him to write the letter
2. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion (Freq. 4)
- He lured me into temptation
• Syn:
entice, lure
• Derivationally related forms:
temptable, temptation, tempter, lure (for: lure), enticement (for: entice)
• Hypernyms:
provoke, stimulate
• Hyponyms:
hook, snare, seduce, call, stool,
lead on, tweedle, decoy, bait
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
3. induce into action by using one's charm (Freq. 1)
- She charmed him into giving her all his money
• Syn:
charm, influence
• Derivationally related forms:
temptable, temptation, tempter, influence (for: influence), charm (for: charm)
• Hypernyms:
persuade
• Hyponyms:
magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
- They tempt him to write the letter
4. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting (Freq. 1)
- the window displays tempted the shoppers
• Syn:
invite
• Derivationally related forms:
invitation (for: invite), temptable, temptation, tempter
• Hypernyms:
stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
5. try to seduce
• Derivationally related forms:
temptable, tempter
• Hypernyms:
arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
6. try presumptuously
- St. Anthony was tempted in the desert
• Derivationally related forms:
temptable, tempter
• Hypernyms:
persuade
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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