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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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              Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. --Deut. vi.
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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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tempting \Tempt"ing\, a.
     Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive;
     enticing; as, tempting pleasures. -- {Tempt"ing*ly}, adv. --
     {Tempt"ing*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tempting
       adj 1: highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an
              alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice
              was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an
              enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn:
               {alluring}, {beguiling}, {enticing}]
       2: very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting
          repast" [syn: {tantalizing}, {tantalising}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  84 Moby Thesaurus words for "tempting":
     Circean, acceptable, adorable, agreeable, alluring, appealing,
     appetizing, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing,
     cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing,
     come-hither, coquettish, delectable, delicious, delightful,
     desirable, enchanting, engaging, enravishing, enthralling,
     enticing, entrancing, enviable, exciting, exotic, exquisite,
     fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, foxy, glamorous, heart-robbing,
     hypnotic, interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, likable,
     lovable, lovely, luscious, luxurious, mesmeric, mouth-watering,
     piquant, pleasing, prepossessing, provocative, provoking,
     provoquant, ravishing, rousing, savory, seducing, seductive,
     sensuous, sexy, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, succulent,
     taking, tantalizing, teasing, thrilling, tickling, titillating,
     titillative, to be desired, toothsome, unobjectionable, voluptuous,
     winning, winsome, witching, worth having
  
  

















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