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What does tempt mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
  2. (transitive) To attract; to allure.
  3. (transitive) To provoke something; to court.
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The free goodies that come along are even more alluring and tempt children to go in for more and more.
Grapes hang from a pergola, apples are espaliered and ripe berries tempt the visitor.
Charles V had wanted abuses looked at first in an attempt to please the Protestants and hopefully tempt them back to the church.
They even managed to tempt their father into the studio, to play some slide on a track that has fetched up on the new album as Voices.
Allardyce is not ignoring the European question, just taking care not to tempt fate with careless talk.
Special offers are now so attractive they will certainly tempt tourists to our city.

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