Decoy vs Tempt - What's the difference?
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A person or object meant to lure something to danger.
A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
To act or use a decoy.
To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
* Goldsmith
To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
To attract; to allure.
To provoke something; to court.
Tempt is a synonym of decoy.
In transitive terms the difference between decoy and tempt
is that decoy is to lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap while tempt is to provoke something; to court.As verbs the difference between decoy and tempt
is that decoy is to act or use a decoy while tempt is to provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.As a noun decoy
is a person or object meant to lure something to danger.decoy
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- to decoy''' troops into an ambush; to '''decoy ducks into a net
- E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy , / The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy.
Derived terms
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*tempt
English
Verb
(en verb)- She tempted me to eat the apple.
- Its glossy skin tempted me.
- It would be tempting fate.