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| Sounds | teh'mpt |
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| Rhymes | attempt, contempt, exempt, and 3 more rhymes in ehmpt... |
| Meaning | Dispose or incline or entice to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
| Model | They tempt him to write the letter |
| Examples | "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" |
| Synonyms | allure |
| Broader | invite, bid |
| Entails | attract, appeal |
| Adjectives | temptable; temptable |
| Nouns | tempter; temptation |
| Meaning | Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something |
| Examples | "He lured me into temptation" |
| Synonyms | entice, lure |
| Broader | provoke, stimulate |
| Narrower | hook, snare; seduce; call; stool; lead on; tweedle; decoy; bait |
| Adjectives | temptable; temptable |
| Nouns | tempter; temptation |
| Meaning | Give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody |
| Examples | "the window displays tempted the shoppers" |
| Synonyms | invite |
| Broader | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir |
| Adjectives | temptable; temptable |
| Nouns | tempter; temptation |
| Meaning | Induce into action by using one's charm. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something |
| Model | They tempt him to write the letter |
| Synonyms | charm, influence |
| Broader | persuade |
| Narrower | magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind |
| Adjectives | temptable; temptable |
| Nouns | tempter; temptation |
| Meaning | Try to seduce. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Broader | arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up |
| Adjectives | temptable; temptable |
| Nouns | tempter |
| Meaning | Try presumptuously. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert" |
| Broader | persuade |
| Adjectives | temptable; temptable |
| Nouns | tempter |
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