tempted English
Verb
(head)
(tempt)
tempt English
Verb
( en verb)
To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
- She tempted me to eat the apple.
To attract; to allure.
- Its glossy skin tempted me.
To provoke something; to court.
- It would be tempting fate.
Derived terms
* temptation
* tempter
* temptress
* tempt fate
* tempt providence
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lured English
Verb
(head)
(lure)
Anagrams
*
lure English
Noun
( en noun)
Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
- (Milton)
(fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
* 1594 , , IV. i. 178:
- My falcon now is sharp and passing empty, / And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged, / For then she never looks upon her lure .
A velvet smoothing brush.
- (Knight)
Verb
(lur)
To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.
To recall a hawk with a lure.
Related terms
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==Norwegian Bokmål==
Verb
deceive, trick
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