tempt
tempt
(tempt )Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense tempts , present participle tempting , past tense, past participle tempted
1. verb
Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful.
Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime. [VERB noun + into]
It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year. [VERB noun]
Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry? [VERB noun + with]
The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
2. verb
If you tempt someone, you offer them something they want in order to encourage them to do what you want them to do.
...a million dollar marketing campaign to tempt American tourists back to Britain. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
Having spent so long at a great club like Rangers, no other Scottish team could tempt him away. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
She will be offering a package worth about 40 million dollars, to tempt the rebels into agreeing to disarm. [VERB noun + into]
3. See also tempted
