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Verbs (8)

try presumptiously

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

allure

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

invite

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

try to seduce

v. try to seduce

influence, charm

v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

lure, entice

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

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Fuzzynyms (228)

lure, tempt, entice

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

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

lure, tempt, entice

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

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

delight, please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

score, seduce

v. induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

appeal

v. take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"

bait, lure with bait

v. lure, entice, or entrap with bait

persuade

v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

rally, ride, tease, rag, taunt, cod, bait, twit, tantalize

v. harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

torment, rag, dun, bedevil, tantalize, frustrate, crucify

v. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

interest, cause to be interested

v. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

torment, rag, dun, bedevil, tantalize, frustrate, crucify

v. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

encourage, give courage to, be encouraging to

v. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

lecture, advocate, preach

v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"

urge, advocate, recommend

v. push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

assure, convince

v. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

lure, tempt, entice

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

encourage

v. spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"

lead

v. cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

arrest, catch, get

v. attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"

allure, tempt

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

appeal

v. take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"

score, seduce

v. induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

beckon

v. summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture

bid, wish

v. invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

influence, charm, tempt

v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

coax, palaver, blarney, wheedle, cajole, sweet-talk, inveigle

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

pull, draw, pull in, draw in, fetch, attract

v. attract or elicit; "The school attracts students with artistic talents"; "His playing drew a crowd"

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

trick, fox, fob, play a trick on

v. deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

tap, beg, solicit

v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

summon, call for

v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

lead

v. cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks"

persuade

v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

misinform, mislead, inform wrongly

v. give false or misleading information to

lead on, deceive, cozen, delude, mislead knowingly

v. be false to; be dishonest with

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

come off, detach, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

remove, take out, move out

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

transfer, remove

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

disengage, withdraw

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

turn, wrench, rick, sprain, wrick

v. twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"

twist, distort

v. form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

tempt, try presumptiously

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

rally, ride, tease, rag, taunt, cod, bait, twit, tantalize

v. harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

trap, trammel, snare, entrap, ensnare

v. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

click with, appeal to, attract

v. be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"

interest, cause to be interested

v. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

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Antonyms (2)

repulse, repel

v. be repellent to; cause aversion in

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