verb
tempt
TEMPT/tempt/
To make someone want to do or have something, especially something unwise or wrong.
The rich cake tempts her despite her hesitant raised hand.
Etymology
Latin temptare linked testing with attempting to influence someone. Early English used the word for luring someone into sin; the selected sense extends that enticing force to anything someone might do or want.
In context
It's always beckoning us to do the wrong thing. So we understand that you know all the things in life that tempt us that we shouldn't be doing
More examples
- The low price tempted us to buy.
- Do not tempt him with another challenge.
- The offer is tempting her to leave.
Forms
tempt · tempts · tempted · tempting
temptation noun — A strong desire for something appealing.