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tempt
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[ verb ] dispose or incline or entice to
Synonyms Examples "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" Used in print (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)Rector was often curious ; often tempted to ask questions but he never did . Related terms |
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[ verb ] provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
Examples "He lured me into temptation" Used in print (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)To the extent , then , that declining U._S. prestige means that other nations will be tempted to place their bets on an ultimate American defeat , and will thus be more vulnerable to Soviet intimidation , there is reason for concern . (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)We are tempted to blame others for our problems rather than look them straight in the face and realize they are of_our_own making and possible of solution only by ourselves with the help of desperately needed , enlightened , competent leaders . |
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[ verb ] give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
Synonyms Examples "the window displays tempted the shoppers" Used in print (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)Chapter 8 , is entitled `` On_Magnetism '' and in it are included such remarks as , `` One has always been tempted to compare the magnetic_forces with the electrical forces . Related terms |
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[ verb ] induce into action by using one's charm
Examples "She charmed him into giving her all his money" Used in print (The New York Times...)Instead of her old confidence in the simplest , purest , most moving musical expression , Miss_Schwarzkopf is letting herself be tempted by the classic sin of artistic pride - that subtle vanity that sometimes misleads a great artist into thinking that he or she can somehow better the music by bringing to it something extra , some personal dramatic touch imposed from_the_outside . |
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