"tempt" meaning in Inglese

See tempt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɛm(p)t/ Audio: en-us-tempt.ogg
  1. indurre in tentazione, tentare
    Sense id: it-tempt-en-verb-B9AdoJCg
  2. allettare
    Sense id: it-tempt-en-verb-YYN2YqHn
  3. stimolare
    Sense id: it-tempt-en-verb-A80FdXH7
  4. sfidare, provocare
    Sense id: it-tempt-en-verb-EC2SNdKn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: entice, lure, allure, attract, foment

Inflected forms

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        "stimolare"
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        "sfidare, provocare"
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