verb

1. To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.

   “She tempted me to eat the apple.”

2. To attract; to allure.

   “Its glossy skin tempted me.”

3. To provoke something; to court.

   “It would be tempting fate.”

Synonyms: beguile, entrance, entice, fand, lure, pander, tease, foment