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tempt
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[tɛm(p)t], (Verb)
Definitions:
- entice or try to entice (someone) to do something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or unwise
(e.g: there'll always be someone tempted by the rich pickings of poaching)
Phrases:
- tempt fate
Origin
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Middle English: from Old French tempter ‘to test’, from Latin temptare ‘handle, test, try’
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