Definition of tempt

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Tempt (v. t.) To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce..

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Pietistical :: Pietistical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Pietists; hence, in contempt, affectedly or demonstratively religious..
Pull :: Pull (v. t.) To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly..
Picador :: Picador (n.) A horseman armed with a lance, who in a bullfight receives the first attack of the bull, and excites him by picking him without attempting to kill him..
Beggar :: Beggar (n.) One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a contemptuous or sarcastic use.
Little :: Little (a.) Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible..
Despise :: Despise (v. t.) To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of.
Sincere :: Sincere (superl.) Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness..
Tread :: Tread (v. t.) To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
Reattempt :: Reattempt (v. t.) To attempt again.
Momier :: Momier (n.) A name given in contempt to strict Calvinists in Switzerland, France, and some parts of Germany, in the early part of the 19th century..
Dare :: Dare (v. t.) To have courage for; to attempt courageously; to venture to do or to undertake.
Witticism :: Witticism (n.) A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
Syncretist :: Syncretism (n.) Attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at variance with each other.
Fight :: Fight (v. i.) To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; -- followed by with or against..
Ludicrous :: Ludicrous (a.) Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive..
Tribune :: Tribune (n.) An officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to protect them from the oppression of the patricians, or nobles, and to defend their liberties against any attempts that might be made upon them by the senate and consuls..
Pshaw :: Pshaw (v. i.) To express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by the exclamation Pshaw!.
Sneer :: Sneer (v. i.) To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.
Temptatious :: Temptatious (a.) Tempting.
Libel :: Libel (v. t.) To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon..
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