Tempt

temt, v. To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to try; to endeavor to persuade, incite, instigate; to put to trial, test, prove; to lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil, entice, allure, decoy, seduce. [OF. tempter, later tenter, L. temp tare, for tent are, to nandie, touch, feel, a ail, tempt, freq. of tenere, tentum, to hold; tent, a roll of lint, taunt, attempt, tentacle, tenable, q. v.] — Temp fable, a. Liable to be, or capable of being, tempted.— Tempta'tion, n. Act of tempting enticement to evil state of being tempted; that which tempts; an allurement. [OF.; L. tentatio.] — Tempt'er, n. One who tempts or entices; Satan or the Devil, regarded as the great enticer to evil.— Tempfre , n. A woman who entices. [F. tenter e e.]