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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Tempt \Tempt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tempted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tempting.] [OE. tempten, tenten, from OF. tempter, tenter,
F. tenter, fr. L. tentare, temptare, to handle, feel, attack,
to try, put to the test, urge, freq. from tendere, tentum,
and tensum, to stretch. See Thin, and cf. Attempt,
Tend, Taunt, Tent a pavilion, Tent to probe.]
1. To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.
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God did tempt Abraham. --Gen. xxii.
1.
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Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. --Deut. vi.
16.
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2. To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what
is wrong; to seduce.
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Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his
own lust, and enticed. --James i. 14.
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3. To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite;
to provoke; to instigate.
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Tempt not the brave and needy to despair. --Dryden.
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Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire.
--Pope.
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4. To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.
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Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies.
--Dryden.
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Syn: To entice; allure; attract; decoy; seduce.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Tempt \Tempt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tempted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tempting.] [OE. tempten, tenten, from OF. tempter, tenter,
F. tenter, fr. L. tentare, temptare, to handle, feel, attack,
to try, put to the test, urge, freq. from tendere, tentum,
and tensum, to stretch. See Thin, and cf. Attempt,
Tend, Taunt, Tent a pavilion, Tent to probe.]
1. To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.
God did tempt Abraham. --Gen. xxii.
1.
Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. --Deut. vi.
16.
2. To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what
is wrong; to seduce.
Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his
own lust, and enticed. --James i. 14.
3. To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite;
to provoke; to instigate.
Tempt not the brave and needy to despair. --Dryden.
Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire.
--Pope.
4. To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.
Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies.
--Dryden.
Syn: To entice; allure; attract; decoy; seduce.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
tempted
vb.
(infl of en tempt ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
tempted
vb.
(infl of en tempt ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
tempted
vb.
(infl of en tempt ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
tempted
vb.
(infl of en tempt ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
tempted
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm t empt ed)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
tempted
Engelska a.
(avledning en tempt ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb tempt)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Tempted /tˈɛmptɪd/ مغرىFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
tempted /tˈɛmptɪd/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]lákaný
tempted /tˈɛmptɪd/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]sváděný
tempted /tˈɛmptɪd/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]přitahovaný
tempted /tˈɛmptɪd/ in Versuchung geführt, gelockt, gereizt see: tempt, temptingFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
tempted /tˈɛmptɪd/ versucht, verlockt, verleitet see: tempt, tempting, tempts, temptedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
tempted /tˈɛmptɪd/ versuchte, verlockte, verleitete see: tempt, tempting, tempted, temptsFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈtɛmptɪd/