Definitions of tempt

1. To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.

2. To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce.

3. To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate.

4. To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.

5. To try to persuade; to lead, or try to lead, into evil ways; entice; defy; as, to tempt fate or fortune.

6. To put to trial: to test: to try to persuade, esp. to evil: to entice.

7. To test; entice; allure.

8. To provoke; defy.

9. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; " the window displays tempted the shoppers"

10. try to seduce

11. try presumptuously; " St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"

12. provoke someone to do something through ( often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; " He lured me into temptation"

13. To incite to something wrong; to provoke; to solicit; to draw; to try; to attempt; to put to trial.