transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtem(p)t ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tempter, tenter, from Latin temptare, tentare to feel, try
Date: 13th century
1. : to entice to do wrong by promise of pleasure or gain
2.
a. obsolete : to make trial of : test
b. : to try presumptuously : provoke
tempt fate
c. : to risk the dangers of
3.
a. : to induce to do something
b. : to cause to be strongly inclined
was tempt ed to call it quits
Synonyms: see lure
• tempt·able ˈtem(p)-tə-bəl adjective