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tempting
(encz) | tempting,lákavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tempting
(encz) | tempting,svůdný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Tempting
(gcide) | Tempt \Tempt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tempted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tempting.] [OE. tempten, tenten, from OF. tempter, tenter,
F. tenter, fr. L. tentare, temptare, to handle, feel, attack,
to try, put to the test, urge, freq. from tendere, tentum,
and tensum, to stretch. See Thin, and cf. Attempt,
Tend, Taunt, Tent a pavilion, Tent to probe.]
1. To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.
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God did tempt Abraham. --Gen. xxii.
1.
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Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. --Deut. vi.
16.
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2. To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what
is wrong; to seduce.
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Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his
own lust, and enticed. --James i. 14.
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3. To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite;
to provoke; to instigate.
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Tempt not the brave and needy to despair. --Dryden.
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Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire.
--Pope.
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4. To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.
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Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies.
--Dryden.
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Syn: To entice; allure; attract; decoy; seduce.
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Tempting
(gcide) | Tempting \Tempt"ing\, a.
Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive;
enticing; as, tempting pleasures. -- Tempt"ing*ly, adv. --
Tempt"ing*ness, n.
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tempting
(wn) | tempting
adj 1: highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an
alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was
low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing
advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn: alluring,
beguiling, enticing, tempting]
2: very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting
repast" [syn: tantalizing, tantalising, tempting] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
attempting
(encz) | attempting,pokoušení se Zdeněk Brož |
tempting
(encz) | tempting,lákavý adj: Zdeněk Brožtempting,svůdný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
temptingly
(encz) | temptingly,lákavě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
temptingness
(encz) | temptingness, n: |
untempting
(encz) | untempting, adj: |
temptingly naked significant other
(czen) | Temptingly Naked Significant Other,TNSO[zkr.] |
Attempting
(gcide) | Attempt \At*tempt"\ (?; 215), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attempted;
p. pr. & vb. n. Attempting.] [OF. atenter, also spelt
atempter, F. attenter, fr. L. attentare to attempt; ad +
tentare, temptare, to touch, try, v. intens. of tendere to
stretch. See Tempt, and cf. Attend.]
1. To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do
or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to
sing; to attempt a bold flight.
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Something attempted, something done,
Has earned a night's repose. --Longfellow.
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2. To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by
temptations; to tempt. [Obs. or Archaic]
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It made the laughter of an afternoon
That Vivien should attempt the blameless king.
--Thackeray.
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3. To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts
the virtue of a woman.
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Dear sir, of force I must attempt you further:
Take some remembrance of us, as a tribute. --Shak.
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4. To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to
take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.
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Without attempting his adversary's life. --Motley.
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Syn: See Try.
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Temptingly
(gcide) | Tempting \Tempt"ing\, a.
Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive;
enticing; as, tempting pleasures. -- Tempt"ing*ly, adv. --
Tempt"ing*ness, n.
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Temptingness
(gcide) | Tempting \Tempt"ing\, a.
Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive;
enticing; as, tempting pleasures. -- Tempt"ing*ly, adv. --
Tempt"ing*ness, n.
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Unattempting
(gcide) | Unattempting \Unattempting\
See attempting. |
tempting
(wn) | tempting
adj 1: highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an
alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was
low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing
advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn: alluring,
beguiling, enticing, tempting]
2: very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting
repast" [syn: tantalizing, tantalising, tempting] |
temptingly
(wn) | temptingly
adv 1: in a tempting seductive manner; "she smiled at him
seductively" [syn: seductively, temptingly] |
temptingness
(wn) | temptingness
n 1: the power to entice or attract through personal charm [syn:
allure, allurement, temptingness] |
untempting
(wn) | untempting
adj 1: not tempting [syn: uninviting, untempting]
2: not appealing to the senses; "untempting food" [syn:
unattractive, untempting] |
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