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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Ill-timed :: Ill-timed (a.) Done, attempted, or said, at an unsuitable or unpropitious time..
Yawn :: Yawn (n.) An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open..
Scorn :: Scorn (n.) To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain.
Shame :: Shame (n.) Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision; contempt.
Scrub :: Scrub (a.) Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
Threaten :: Threaten (v. t.) To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of something evil or disagreeable; to warn..
Rally :: Rally (v. t.) To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire..
Poh :: Poh (interj.) An exclamation expressing contempt or disgust; bah .
Scorn :: Scorn (n.) An object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision..
Guess :: Guess (n.) An opinion as to anything, formed without sufficient or decisive evidence or grounds; an attempt to hit upon the truth by a random judgment; a conjecture; a surmise..
Carcass :: Carcass (n.) The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or ridicule.
Trample :: Trample (v. t.) Fig.: To treat with contempt and insult.
Affectation :: Affectation (n.) An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
Byword :: Byword (n.) The object of a contemptuous saying.
Carpetbagger :: Carpetbagger (n.) An adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865).
Scorn :: Scorn (n.) An act or expression of extreme contempt.
Nazarene :: Nazarene (n.) A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt applied to Christ and the early Christians.
Attentat :: Attentat (n.) An attempt; an assault.
Spurn :: Spurn (v. t.) To reject with disdain; to scorn to receive or accept; to treat with contempt.
Coquet :: Coquet (v. t.) To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint..
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