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.

Verb

(entic)

To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

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I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.