Definition of: tempt

(tempt) v.t.
1. To attempt to persuade (a person) to do wrong, as by promising pleasure or gain.
2. To be attractive to; invite: Your offers do not tempt me.
3. To provoke or risk provoking: to tempt fate.
4. Obs. To test; prove. See synonyms under ALLURE. [<OF tempter, tenter <L temptare, tentare test, try, prob. intens. of tendere stretch]
—tempt′·a·ble adjective
—tempt′er noun
—tempt′ress noun fem.