tempts

Verb

tempt (third-person singular simple present tempts, present participle tempting, simple past and past participle tempted)

1. (transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
   • She tempted me to eat the apple.

   Synonyms:

   entice, lure, pander, tease

2. (transitive) To attract; to allure.
   • Its glossy skin tempted me.

   Synonyms:

   beguile, entrance, allure, arrest, attract, becharm, bewitch, beckon, captivate, charm

3. (transitive) To provoke something; to court.
   • It would be tempting fate.

   Synonyms:

   foment, urge, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about