1. Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
   "The advertisement tempted shoppers with unrealistic claims";
   - entice, lure
    
2. Induce into action by using one's charm
   "She tempted him into giving her all his money";
   - charm, influence
    
3. Dispose, incline or entice to
   "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food";
   - allure
    
4. Give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
   "the window displays tempted the shoppers";
   - invite
    
5. Try to seduce
   "The salesperson tempted me with a great deal"; "He was tempted by the forbidden fruit"
    
6. Try presumptuously
   "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"

Derived forms: tempting, tempted, tempts

Type of: arouse, bid, excite, invite, persuade, provoke, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, turn on, wind up

Encyclopedia: Tempt