tempt

Definitions

1. 1.Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. Deut. vi.
2. 2.2. To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce. Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. James i.
3. 3.3. To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate. Tempt not the brave and needy to despair. Dryden. Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire. Pope.
4. 4.To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt. Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies. Dryden.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. Deut. vi called?
• What is 2. To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce. Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. James i called?
• What is 3. To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate. Tempt not the brave and needy to despair. Dryden. Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire. Pope called?
• What is to endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt. Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies. Dryden called?