Tempt vs Arouse - What's the difference?
tempt | arouse |
To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
To attract; to allure.
To provoke something; to court.
To stimulate feelings.
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*:“?My tastes,” he said, still smiling, “?incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet.” And, to tease her and arouse her to combat?: “?I prefer a farandole to a nocturne?; I'd rather have a painting than an etching?; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;.”
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To wake from sleep or stupor.
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As verbs the difference between tempt and arouse
is that tempt is to provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice while arouse is to stimulate feelings.tempt
English
Verb
(en verb)- She tempted me to eat the apple.
- Its glossy skin tempted me.
- It would be tempting fate.
Derived terms
* temptation * tempter * temptress * tempt fate * tempt providenceExternal links
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English
Verb
(en-verb)Lord Stranleigh Abroad, passage=She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination.}}
