Definitions of tempt:
- verb: try presumptuously
Example: "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"
- verb: dispose or incline or entice to
Example: "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
- verb: give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
Example: "The window displays tempted the shoppers"
- verb: try to seduce
- verb: induce into action by using one's charm
- verb: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
Example: "He lured me into temptation"