tempt
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(verb) try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert" |
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Related Words: persuade |
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(verb) entice to do |
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Synonyms: allure |
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Related Words: bid, invite |
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(verb) give rise to a desire |
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Synonyms: invite |
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Related Words: excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir |
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(verb) try to seduce |
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Related Words: arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up |
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(verb) induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money" |
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Synonyms: charm, influence |
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Related Words: bewitch, magnetize, mesmerize, persuade, spellbind |
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(verb) provoke someone to do something through promises or persuasion |
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Synonyms: entice, lure |
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Related Words: bait, call, decoy, lead on, provoke, stimulate, stool, tweedle |
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