Tempt /(?)/

Tempt

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Tempted; p. pr. & vb. n. Tempting

  1. To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.
    God did tempt Abraham.
    — Gen. xxii. 1.
    Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God.
    — Deut. vi. 16.
  2. To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce.
    Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
    — James i. 14.
  3. To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate.
    Tempt not the brave and needy to despair.
    Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire.
  4. To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.
    Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies.