- tempt from
- phr. v. ล่อจากrelated: ชักจูงsyn.: entice from, seduce from
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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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tempt — S3 [tempt] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: tempter, tenter, from Latin temptare, tentare to feel, try, tempt ] 1.) to try to persuade someone to do something by making it seem attractive tempt sb into doing sth ▪ The new program is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tempt´er — tempt «tehmpt», transitive verb. 1. to make or try to make (a person) do something: »The sight of the food tempted the hungry man to steal. SYNONYM(S): lure, inveigle, decoy. 2. to appeal strongly to; attract: »That candy tempts me. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
tempt´a|ble — tempt «tehmpt», transitive verb. 1. to make or try to make (a person) do something: »The sight of the food tempted the hungry man to steal. SYNONYM(S): lure, inveigle, decoy. 2. to appeal strongly to; attract: »That candy tempts me. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
tempt — (v.) early 13c., from O.Fr. tempter (12c.), from L. temptare to feel, try out, attempt to influence, test. Related: Tempted; tempting in the sense of inviting is from 1590s … Etymology dictionary
tempt — temptable, adj. /tempt/, v.t. 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… … Universalium
tempt — [[t]tɛmpt[/t]] v. t. 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[/ex] 3) to put to the test in a venturesome way; provoke: to tempt one s… … From formal English to slang
tempt — 01. It is really [tempting] to have another piece of cake, but I shouldn t. 02. The little boy tried to [tempt] the kitten out of the bushes by holding out a piece of food. 03. Bong Cha was [tempted] to quit her job, and go travelling with her… … Grammatical examples in English
tempt — /tɛmpt / (say tempt) verb (t) 1. to induce or persuade by enticement or allurement. 2. to allure, appeal strongly to, or invite: the offer tempts me. 3. to render strongly disposed (to do something). 4. to try to dispose or incite; assail with… …
tempt — verb 1) the manager tried to tempt him to stay Syn: entice, persuade, convince, inveigle, induce, cajole, coax, woo; informal sweet talk Ant: discourage, deter 2) more customers are being tempted by credit … Thesaurus of popular words
tempt — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French tempter, tenter, from Latin temptare, tentare to feel, try Date: 13th century 1. to entice to do wrong by promise of pleasure or gain 2. a. obsolete to make trial of ; test b. to try… … New Collegiate Dictionary
