Resist vs Tempt - What's the difference?
resist | tempt |
To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
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, title= To oppose.
(obsolete) To be distasteful to.
* 1608 , , II. iii. 29:
To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
To attract; to allure.
To provoke something; to court.
In lang=en terms the difference between resist and tempt
is that resist is to oppose while tempt is to provoke something; to court.As verbs the difference between resist and tempt
is that resist is to attempt to counter the actions or effects of while tempt is to provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.As a noun resist
is a protective coating or covering oxford english dictionary , 2nd ed, 1989.resist
English
Verb
(en verb)Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.}}
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The preposterous altruism too!
- These cates resist me,
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . SeeDerived terms
* resistanceSynonyms
* (l) * (l) * (l)Antonyms
* obey * submitDerived terms
* irresistible * irresistibly * resistance * resistant * resistantly * resistible * resistibly * resistive * resistively * resistless * resistlessly * resistorAnagrams
*References
tempt
English
Verb
(en verb)- She tempted me to eat the apple.
- Its glossy skin tempted me.
- It would be tempting fate.