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What is the verb for temptation?

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tempt
  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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  5. Examples:
    1. “There are many thousands of sardines, about four or six inches long, which are to be used for live bait to tempt the tuna.”
      “It had been a long time since it had occurred to her to try to tempt her husband with anything out of the ordinary.”
      “They use low pricing to tempt people into drinking to excess.”
tempting
tempts
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tempt
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  3. Examples:
    1. “As the flesh-like tones play off each other, the gritty, tactile nature of the surface tempts the touch of the viewer.”
      “Perfidy is a war crime, and it tempts combatants because perfidious military acts provide them with an advantage.”
      “It alienates our friends, who fear an insurgent victory, and tempts undecideds to join the anti-government ranks.”
tempteth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of tempt
temptest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of tempt
tempted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of tempt
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The student may be tempted to plunge ahead with a topic and see what emerges.”
      “When you see a small black beetle jumping off your plants when you approach you might be tempted to call it a flea beetle.”
      “I'm sorely tempted at these levels but with the full set of interim results due out on September 3 I'm happy to wait for more information.”
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