Definitions
induce into action by using one's charm
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“She tempted me to eat the apple.”
“By Heav’ns, ſuch Virtues, join’d with ſuch Succeſs, Diſtract my very Soul: Our Father’s Fortune Wou’d almoſt tempt us to renounce his Precepts.”
“Its glossy skin tempted me.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Entice strongly”5 letters
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