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temptable
Variant of tempt
transitive verb
- Archaic to test; try
- to try to persuade; induce or entice, esp. to something immoral or sensually pleasurable
- to rouse desire in; be inviting to; attract
- to provoke or run the risk of provoking (fate, etc.)
- to incline strongly: to be tempted to accept
Related Forms:
- temptable adjective
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