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Definitions for Tempt

[1] to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
[2] to attract, appeal strongly to, or invite: The offer tempts me.
[3] to render strongly disposed to do something: The book tempted me to read more on the subject.
[4] to put (someone) to the test in a venturesome way; provoke: to tempt one's fate.
[5] Obsolete . to try or test.
[6] to attempt to persuade or entice to do something, esp something morally wrong or unwise
[7] to allure, invite, or attract
[8] to give rise to a desire in (someone) to do something; dispose their unfriendliness tempted me to leave the party
[9] to risk provoking (esp in the phrase tempt fate )

Words related to Tempt

stimulate, fascinate, tantalize, captivate, motivate, induce, seduce, woo, persuade, charm, attract, intrigue, dare, invite, bait, move, influence, inveigle, honey, hook

Words nearby Tempt

temporoparietal muscle, tempostabile, temps, temps levé, temps lié, tempt, tempt fate, temptation, tempter, tempting, temptress

Origin of Tempt

1175–1225; Middle English < Latin temptāre to probe, feel, test, tempt

Other words from Tempt

tempt·a·ble , adjective
pre·tempt , verb (used with object)
self-tempt·ed , adjective
su·per·tempt , verb (used with object)
un·tempt·a·ble , adjective
un·tempt·ed , adjective

Word origin for Tempt

C13: from Old French tempter, from Latin temptāre to test

Synonyms for Tempt

appeal to, attract, captivate, charm, dare, fascinate, induce, intrigue, invite, motivate, persuade, seduce, stimulate, tantalize, woo, allure, bait, coax, court, decoy, draw, entrap, honey, hook, incite, influence, instigate, inveigle, move, oil, promote, provoke, risk, rouse, solicit, test, train, try, wheedle, whet, butter up, draw out, lead on, make mouth water, mousetrap, play up to, turn one's head