Defraud vs Tempt - What's the difference?
defraud | tempt |
To obtain money or property by fraud; to swindle.
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*:I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer.
To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
To attract; to allure.
To provoke something; to court.
As verbs the difference between defraud and tempt
is that defraud is to obtain money or property by fraud; to swindle while tempt is to provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.defraud
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(en verb)See also
* fraudster English transitive verbstempt
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(en verb)- She tempted me to eat the apple.
- Its glossy skin tempted me.
- It would be tempting fate.